- Stigmella rosaefoliella
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Stigmella rosaefoliella Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Nepticulidae Genus: Stigmella Species: S. rosaefoliella Binomial name Stigmella rosaefoliella
(Clemens, 1861)Synonyms - Nepticula rosaefoliella Clemens, 1861
Stigmella rosaefoliella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Arkansas, New York, Michigan, Missouri and Ontario.
Mine
The wingspan is about 4.5 mm. There are three generations per year with full grown larvae in June and early July, in August and in October.
The larvae feed on Rosa species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is serpentine and usually much contorted, frequently closely following the edge of the leaf in its early course, with a broad line of frass. The larvae are green. The cocoon is yellowish brown and much flattened.
Subspecies
- Stigmella rosaefoliella rosaefoliella (Ohio, Pennsylvania, Arkansas, New York, Michigan, Missouri, Ontario)
- Stigmella rosaefoliella pectocatena (Ontario)
External links
- Nepticulidae of North America
- A taxonomic revision of the North American species of Stigmella (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae)
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