Stigmella quercipulchella

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Stigmella quercipulchella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. quercipulchella
Binomial name
Stigmella quercipulchella
(Chambers, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula quercipulchella Chambers, in Hayden, 1878
  • Braun, 1914 Nepticula terminella

Stigmella quercipulchella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in North America in Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Ontario.

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Mine

There are two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Quercus species, including Q. palustris, Q. marilandica and Q. rubra. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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