Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nepticulidae Scientific name Stigmella svenssoni | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Stigmella Rank Species | |
Similar Stigmella ruficapitella, Stigmella poterii, Stigmella alnetella, Stigmella myrtillella, Stigmella incognitella | ||
Stigmella svenssoni is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is widespread, but localised in the northern half of Europe, with records from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Latvia, the Netherlands, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary and France. There are two isolated records from northern Italy and northern Greece. Only leafmines are recorded from Ireland.
The wingspan is 6–7 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June.
The larvae feed on Quercus petraea and Quercus robur. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a long, broad corridor. The frass line is of inconstant width, mostly occupying more than half the width of the gallery.
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