Stigmella ruficapitella

Stigmella ruficapitella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species: S. ruficapitella
Binomial name
Stigmella ruficapitella
(Haworth, 1828)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula ruficapitella (Haworth, 1828)
  • Tinea ruficapitella Haworth, 1828

Stigmella ruficapitella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in northern and central Europe. It is mostly absent in the Mediterranean region, with the exception of Mount Olympus in Greece and Trieste. It has recently been recorded from Russia and Bosnia.

Stigmella ruficapitella mine

The wingspan is 4.5–6 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June and from July to August. There are two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Quercus cerris, Quercus petraea, Quercus pubescens and Quercus robur. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine initially consists of a narrow corridor with a thin frass line, soon widening into a fairly long, broad corridor with a largely broad frass line. Mostly, the first part of the mine follows the leaf margin, entering the centre of the leaf after a sharp turn.


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