Stigmella corylifoliella
| Stigmella corylifoliella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Stigmella |
| Species: | S. corylifoliella |
| Binomial name | |
| Stigmella corylifoliella (Clemens, 1861) | |
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Stigmella corylifoliella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in Ohio, New Jersey, Maine, Michigan, Kentucky, California, Pennsylvania, Maryland, North Carolina, Ontario, New Brunswick, Quebec and British Columbia.
Mine
The wingspan is 3.5 mm.
The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including Vaccinium, Corylus (including Corylus americana), Opulaster, Betula, Gaylussacia, Hamamelis virginiana and Alnus rugasa var. americana. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
External links
- Nepticulidae of North America
- A taxonomic revision of the North American species of Stigmella (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae)