Stigmella pomivorella

Stigmella pomivorella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species: S. pomivorella
Binomial name
Stigmella pomivorella
(Packard, 1870)
Synonyms
  • Micropteryx pomivorella Packard, 1870
  • Nepticula pomivorella (Packard, 1870)

Stigmella pomivorella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in New York, Washington, Massachusetts, Nova Scotia, Ontario and British Columbia.

Mine

The wingspan is about 5 millimetres (0.20 in).

The larvae feed on Rosaceae species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The larvae mine long narrow serpentine tracks, gradually widening at the end. The cocoon is reddish brown.

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