Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nepticulidae Scientific name Stigmella johanssonella | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Stigmella Rank Species | |
Stigmella johanssonella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found from Austria and Bulgaria to Italy and Greece.
The larvae feed on Ostrya carpinifolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a slender gallery with a broad central frass line. The last part of the corridor follows a side vein.
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