Biology:Stigmella altella

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Short description: Species of moth

Stigmella altella
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. altella
Binomial name
Stigmella altella
(Braun, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula altella Braun, 1914

Stigmella altella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Ohio and Maine in the United States.

Mine

The wingspan is 5.6-6.4 mm. There is one generation per year in Ohio, with mines being collected in October and adults emerging the following May and early June.

The larvae feed on Quercus imbricaria and Quercus palustris. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is much contorted, linear and located on the lower surface of the leaf. It barely visible from the upper side. The frass is scattered across the entire width of the mine.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7616532 entry