- Stigmella corylifoliella
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Stigmella corylifoliella Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Nepticulidae Genus: Stigmella Species: S. corylifoliella Binomial name Stigmella corylifoliella
(Clemens, 1861)Synonyms - Nepticula corylifoliella Clemens, 1862
- Nepticula virginiella Clemens, 1862
- Nepticula minimella Chambers, 1873 (not Nepticula minimella (Rebel, 1926))
- Nepticula opulifoliella Braun, 1914
- Nepticula paludicola Braun, 1917
- Nepticula exasperata Braun, 1930
Stigmella corylifoliella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in Ohio, New Jersey, Maine, Michigan, Kentucky, California, Pennsylvania, Maryland, North Carolina, Ontario, New Brunswick, Quebec and British Columbia.
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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 rugasa var. americana. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
External links
- Nepticulidae of North America
- A taxonomic revision of the North American species of Stigmella (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae)
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