Stigmella zangherii

Stigmella zangherii is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is widespread in south-eastern Europe and Turkey, in the north to the Czech Republic and Slovakia, in the west a single specimen was recorded from south-eastern France. There are further records from eastern Austria, Hungary, mainland Italy, Sicily, Slovenia, Croatia, Yugoslavia, Greece and Turkey.

Stigmella zangherii
Scientific classification
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Stigmella
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S. zangherii
Binomial name
Stigmella zangherii
(Klimesch, 1951)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula zangherii Klimesch, 1951

The wingspan is 3.9-5.5 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September.

The larvae feed on Quercus cerris, Quercus macrolepis, Quercus pubescens, Quercus suber and Quercus trojana. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a fairly slender corridor. The frass is concentrated in a central band that occupies about two thirds of the width of the gallery.


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