Stigmella eberhardi

Stigmella eberhardi is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is widespread in the Mediterranean region, north to southern central Europe. It has been recorded from the Czech Republic and Slovakia, Austria, Hungary, south-eastern France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Sardinia, Slovenia, Croatia, Macedonia, Greece and Turkey.

Stigmella eberhardi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nepticulidae
Genus:
Stigmella
Species:
S. eberhardi
Binomial name
Stigmella eberhardi
(Johansson, 1971)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula eberhardi Johansson, 1971

The wingspan is 4.9-6.8 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September. There are two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Quercus ilex, Quercus petraea, Quercus pubescens, Quercus pyrenaica, Quercus robur and Quercus suber. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a slender corridor with a narrow frass line. The mine cannot be distinguished from the mines of Stigmella roborella and Stigmella atricapitella.


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