- Stigmella prunifoliella
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Stigmella prunifoliella Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Nepticulidae Genus: Stigmella Species: S. prunifoliella Binomial name Stigmella prunifoliella
(Clemens, 1861)Synonyms - Nepticula prunifoliella Clemens, 1862
- Nepticula bifasciella Clemens, 1862
- Stigmella bifasciella (Clemens, 1862)
- Nepticula serotinaeella Chambers, 1873
Stigmella prunifoliella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, Kentucky and Ontario.
Mine
The wingspan is 4-4.5 mm.
The larvae feed on Prunus species, including Prunus serotina, Prunus pensylvanica and Prunus nigra. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is much contorted, especially at first, often by confluence forming a blotch, later distinct, with the frass scattered to near the end, where it is collected into a broad line. The leaf of wild cherry is discolored and reddish around the mine. The cocoon is ocherous, sometimes reddish.
External links
- Nepticulidae of North America
- A taxonomic revision of the North American species of Stigmella (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae)
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