Stigmella crataegifoliella

Stigmella crataegifoliella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species: S. crataegifoliella
Binomial name
Stigmella crataegifoliella
(Clemens, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula crataegifoliella Clemens, 1862

Stigmella crataegifoliella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in North America in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Ontario.

Mine

The wingspan is 3.5-4.5 mm. Adults are on wing in May and again in August in Ohio. There are two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Crataegus species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is comparatively short, rapidly increasing in diameter. There is an irregular line of frass running through the mine. The larvae are bright green and the cocoon is reddish brown.


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