| Stigmella corylifoliella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Stigmella |
| Species: | S. corylifoliella |
| Binomial name | |
| Stigmella corylifoliella (Clemens, 1861) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Stigmella corylifoliella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in North America 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 rugosa var. americana. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
The Hodges number of this moth is 0092.[1]
References
- ↑ "Species Stigmella corylifoliella - Hodges#0092 - BugGuide.Net". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
External links
- Nepticulidae of North America
- A taxonomic revision of the North American species of Stigmella (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae)
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