Stigmella macrolepidella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in mainland Greece (the north and Peloponnesos), Rhodes, Turkey and possibly Haifa in Israel.
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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. macrolepidella
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| Binomial name | |
| Stigmella macrolepidella (Klimesch, 1978)
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The wingspan is 3.8-4.7 mm. Adults are on wing in May, June, August and reared from September to October.
The larvae feed on Quercus macrolepis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
External links
edit- Fauna Europaea
- bladmineerders.nl
- The Quercus Feeding Stigmella Species Of The West Palaearctic: New Species, Key And Distribution (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae)
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