Stigmella diffasciae

Stigmella diffasciae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species: S. diffasciae
Binomial name
Stigmella diffasciae
(Braun, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula diffasciae Braun, 1910

Stigmella diffasciae is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in California, United States.

Mine

The wingspan is 5.4-5.8 mm. There is probably one generation per year with larvae in March and adults in May.

The larvae feed on Ceanothus species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is long, narrow, linear and located on the upper surface of the leaf. The tract is contorted, turning several times in a small area. The frass is deposited evenly throughout the width of the mine.


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