Stigmella argentifasciella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Ohio, Kentucky and Illinois.
Stigmella argentifasciella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nepticulidae |
Genus: | Stigmella |
Species: | S. argentifasciella
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Binomial name | |
Stigmella argentifasciella = (Braun, 1912)
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The wingspan is 3.6–4.8 millimetres (0.14–0.19 in). There are two or possibly three generations per year. Full-grown larvae have been collected in June, August and September.
The larvae feed on Tilia americana. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
External links
edit- "Nepticulidae of North America". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 43 (2). American Entomological Society. June 1917.
- A taxonomic revision of the North American species of Stigmella (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae)