Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nepticulidae Scientific name Stigmella ilicifoliella | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Stigmella Rank Species | |
Similar Stigmella ruficapitella, Ectoedemia, Stigmella, Nepticulidae | ||
Stigmella ilicifoliella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is widespread in Portugal and Spain. In France, it is known from old specimens along the Atlantic coast near Bordeaux and in the Hérault and the Côte d’Azur near Cannes.
The wingspan is 6-6.6 mm. Adults are on wing from June to early September.
The larvae feed on Quercus ilex, Quercus ilex rotundifolia and Quercus suber. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of an irregular, broad corridor with a broad frass line that almost fills the gallery, leaving only a narrow transparent zone at either side. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.
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