Stigmella cocciferae
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Stigmella cocciferae is a moth
of the Nepticulidae
family. It is found in from Greece
to Turkey
and Israel
.
The wingspan
is 4.9–7 mm. Adults are on wing from April to July and again from September to October.
The larvae feed on Quercus coccifera. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a broad corridor. The frass is found in a broad band.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Nepticulidae
Nepticulidae
Nepticulidae is a family of very small moths with a worldwide distribution. They are characterised by eyecaps over the eyes . These pigmy moths or midget moths, as they are commonly known, include the smallest of all living moths, with a wingspan that can be as little as 3 mm...
family. It is found in from Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
to Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
and Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 4.9–7 mm. Adults are on wing from April to July and again from September to October.
The larvae feed on Quercus coccifera. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a broad corridor. The frass is found in a broad band.