Stigmella argentifasciella

Stigmella argentifasciella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Ohio, Kentucky and Illinois.

Stigmella argentifasciella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. argentifasciella
Binomial name
Stigmella argentifasciella
= (Braun, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula argentifasciella Braun, 1912
Mine

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.

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  • "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)