Stigmella karsholti
| Stigmella karsholti | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Stigmella |
| Species: | S. karsholti
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| Binomial name | |
| Stigmella karsholti = van Nieukerken & Johansson, 2003
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Stigmella karsholti is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. They are found in oak forests near Ain Draham, Tunisia.[1]
The wingspan is 5.7–6.8 millimetres (0.22–0.27 in).[1] Adults are on wing in May.
The larvae feed on Quercus canariensis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c van Nieukerken, E. J.; Johansson, R. (2003). "The Quercus feeding Stigmella species of the west Palaearctic: new species, key and distribution (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae)". Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. 146 (2): 307–370. doi:10.1163/22119434-900000129. ISSN 0040-7496.
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