Habitat
- Gardens
- Mixed forests
- Parks
4-6 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
EnglishBase-spotted Pigmy 
LietuviųPilkadėmė kandelė 
NederlandsBoogjes-eikenmineermot NederlandsBoogjeseikenmineermot 
SlovenčinaDrobník koreňoškvrnný 
SvenskaRotfläcksdvärgmal
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Fagaceae Castanea sativa Sweet Chestnut Fagaceae Quercus castaneifolia Chestnut-leaved oak Fagaceae Quercus cerris Turkey Oak Fagaceae Quercus frainetto Hungarian oak Fagaceae Quercus ithaburensis macrolepis Valonia oak Fagaceae Quercus petraea Sessile Oak Fagaceae Quercus pubescens Downy Oak Fagaceae Quercus pyrenaica Pyrenean oak Fagaceae Quercus robur Pedunculate oak Fagaceae Quercus rubra Northern Red Oak
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Nepticula basiguttella Heinemann, 1862 Stigmella cerricolella Klimesch, 1946
- Links
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Language Website Authors British Leafminers 
Lepiforum e. V. Moths and butterflies of Sweden Magnus Unger Plants parasites of Europe Willem N. Ellis Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson The leaf and stem mines of Britain Brian Pitkin UK Moths Ian Kimber
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