Stigmella scintillans

Stigmella scintillans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species: S. scintillans
Binomial name
Stigmella scintillans
(Braun, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula scintillans Braun, 1917

Stigmella scintillans is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in North America in Ohio, Michigan and Ontario.

Mine

There are usually two generations per year. Second-generation larvae are found in July and early August. These normally overwinter. At times, a third generation occurs, with larvae in late August.

The larvae feed on Crataegus species, including Crataegus mollis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.


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