''Stigmella omelkoi'' is a

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of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in

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(Primorskiy Kray), Japan (Hokkaido) and China (Heilongjiang). The

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is 4.7-5.6 mm. There are two generations per year. Adults are on wing in May–June and again from July to early September. The larvae feed on '' Quercus mongolica'' (including var. ''grosseserrata'' in Japan) and '' Quercus serrata'' (in Japan). They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera) in China, 1. Introduction and Stigmella (Schrank) feeding on Fagaceae
Nepticulidae Moths of Asia Moths described in 1984 {{Stigmella-stub