- Stigmella saginella
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Stigmella saginella Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Nepticulidae Genus: Stigmella Species: S. saginella Binomial name Stigmella saginella
(Clemens, 1861)Synonyms - Nepticula saginella Clemens, 1862
- Nepticula quercicastanella Chambers, 1873
- Nepticula fuscocapitella Chambers, 1873
Stigmella saginella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in Ohio, New York, Virginia, Massachusetts, Illinois, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, California, Ontario and Quebec.
Mine
The wingspan is 4-5.5 mm.
The larvae feed on Quercus species, including Quercus prinus, Quercus platanoides and Quercus alba. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is a whitish linear tract varying in length and width, with a black line of frass running through it. The frass is occasionally more or less dispersed in parts of the mine. The larvae are bright green and the cocoon is usually whitish but occasionally ochraceous.
External links
- Nepticulidae of North America
- A taxonomic revision of the North American species of Stigmella (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae)
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