Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nepticulidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Bohemannia | |
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Scientific name Bohemannia quadrimaculella Similar Stigmella myrtillella, Stigmella alnetella, Stigmella poterii, Ectoedemia weaveri, Stigmella splendidissimella | ||
Bohemannia quadrimaculella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found from Norway and Sweden south to France and from Ireland east to the Czech Republic and Austria. It has also been recorded from Romania.
The wingspan is 7,4-8,8 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August in one generation.
The larvae possibly feed on Alnus glutinosa. They mine the buds or twig bark of their host plant.
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