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Stigmella macrolepidella

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Species of moth

Stigmella macrolepidella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species: S. macrolepidella
Binomial name
Stigmella macrolepidella
(Klimesch, 1978)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula macrolepidella Klimesch, 1978

Stigmella macrolepidella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in mainland Greece (the north and Peloponnesos), Rhodes, Turkey and possibly Haifa in Israel.

The wingspan is 3.8-4.7 mm. Adults are on wing in May, June, August and reared from September to October.

The larvae feed on Quercus macrolepis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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Taxon identifiers
Stigmella macrolepidella


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