Stigmella karsholti

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Stigmella karsholti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. karsholti
Binomial name
Stigmella karsholti
= van Nieukerken & Johansson, 2003

Stigmella karsholti is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is only known from northern Tunisia in the extensive oak forests near Ain Draham.

The wingspan is 5.7–6.8 millimetres (0.22–0.27 in). Adults are on wing in May.

The larvae feed on Quercus canariensis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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