Biology:Stigmella roborella

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Short description: Species of moth

Stigmella roborella
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. roborella
Binomial name
Stigmella roborella
= (Johansson, 1971)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula roborella Johansson, 1971[1]

Stigmella roborella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found throughout Europe and in south-west Asia. In Europe, it has been recorded from nearly every country, except Albania, Belarus , Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Ireland, Moldova, Portugal, Romania and Yugoslavia.[2] It has recently been recorded from Georgia, Macedonia and Turkey.

Stigmella roborella mine

The wingspan is 5–7 millimetres (0.20–0.28 in). Adults are on wing from April to September.[3]

The larvae feed on Quercus castaneifolia, Quercus cerris, Quercus petraea, Quercus pubescens, Quercus robur and Quercus rubra. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a long, slender corridor. In the first part the frass is concentrated in a narrow line.[4]

References

  1. Johansson, Roland (1971). "Notes on Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera) I: A Revision of the Nepticula ruficapitella Group". Entomologica Scandinavica 2 (4): 241–262. doi:10.1163/187631271X00257. 
  2. "Stigmella roborella (Johansson, 1971)". Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=431999. Retrieved November 19, 2013. 
  3. "Stigmella roborella". UK Moths. https://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=86. Retrieved November 19, 2013. 
  4. "Stigmella roborella (Johansson, 1971)". Bladmineerders.nl. http://www.bladmineerders.nl/minersf/lepidopteramin/stigmella/roborella/roborella.htm. Retrieved March 24, 2010. 

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q7616820 entry