Biology:Stigmella ostryaefoliella

Short description: Species of moth

Stigmella ostryaefoliella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nepticulidae
Genus:	Stigmella
Species:	S. ostryaefoliella
Binomial name
Stigmella ostryaefoliella (Clemens, 1861)
Synonyms
Nepticula ostryaefoliella Clemens, 1862 Nepticula caryaefoliella Clemens, 1862 Nepticula obscurella Braun, 1912

Stigmella ostryaefoliella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in North America in Ohio, New Jersey, New York, Florida and Ontario.

Mine

Mines

There are two generations per year.

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including Carya (including Carya ovata), Ostrya and Carpinus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

External links

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

Wikidata ☰ Q7616766 entry