Stigmella szoecsiella

Stigmella szoecsiella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Hungary, Italy, Greece and Turkey.

Stigmella szoecsiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nepticulidae
Genus:	Stigmella
Species:	S. szoecsiella
Binomial name
Stigmella szoecsiella (Borkowski, 1972)
Synonyms
Nepticula szoecsiella Borkowski, 1972

The wingspan is 4.7-5.2 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on Quercus cerris and Quercus trojana. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

External links

• Fauna Europaea
• bladmineerders.nl
• The Quercus Feeding Stigmella Species Of The West Palaearctic: New Species, Key And Distribution (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae)