Stigmella roborella

Stigmella roborella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species: S. roborella
Binomial name
Stigmella roborella
(Johansson, 1971)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula roborella Johansson, 1971

Stigmella roborella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found throughout Europe and in south-west Asia. In Europe, it has been recorded from nearly every country, except Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Ireland, Moldova, Portugal, Romania and Yugoslavia.[1] It has recently been recorded from Georgia, Macedonia and Turkey.

Stigmella roborella mine

The wingspan is 5–7 millimetres (0.20–0.28 in). Adults are on wing from April to September.[2]

The larvae feed on Quercus castaneaefolia, Quercus cerris, Quercus petraea, Quercus pubescens, Quercus roburm and Quercus rubra. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a long, slender corridor. In the first part the frass is concentrated in a narrow line.[3]

References

  1. "Stigmella roborella (Johansson, 1971)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
  2. "Stigmella roborella". UK Moths. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
  3. "Stigmella roborella (Johansson, 1971)". Bladmineerders.nl. Retrieved March 24, 2010.

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