- Stigmella intermedia
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Stigmella intermedia Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Nepticulidae Genus: Stigmella Species: S. intermedia Binomial name Stigmella intermedia
(Braun, 1917)Synonyms - Nepticula intermedia Braun, 1917
Stigmella intermedia is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in Ohio, Arkansas, Kentucky and Ontario.
Mine
The wingspan is 3-3.5 mm. Usually there are but two generations per year, with larvae maturing in July and overwintering, but occasionally a third generation appears.
The larvae feed on Rhus typhina and Rhus aromatica. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The loosened epidermis is bright green at first, later yellowish, and is marked by a broad blackish frass line nearly as broad as the mine. The larvae are very bright green.
External links
- Nepticulidae of North America
- A taxonomic revision of the North American species of Stigmella (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae)
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