Stigmella taeniola

Stigmella taeniola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nepticulidae
Genus:	Stigmella
Species:	S. taeniola
Binomial name
Stigmella taeniola (Braun, 1925)
Synonyms
Nepticula taeniola Braun, 1925

Stigmella taeniola is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in Utah and Idaho.

The wingspan is about 5.2 mm.

The larvae feed on Amelanchier alnifolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine begins as a short, contorted linear mine which enlarges into a funnel and then a large blotch. The frass is deposited centrally in all regions of the mine and is densely packed.

External links

• A taxonomic revision of the North American species of Stigmella (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae)

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