Stigmella corylifoliella

Stigmella corylifoliella

"Stigmella corylifoliella" is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in North America in Ohio, New Jersey, Maine, Michigan, Kentucky, California, Pennsylvania, Maryland, North Carolina, Ontario, New Brunswick, Quebec and British Columbia.
Stigmella corylifoliella This is a picture of Stigmella corylifoliella on the South Tract of the Patuxent Research Refuge near Laurel, Maryland. Geotagged,Stigmella corylifoliella,Summer,United States

Appearance

The wingspan is 3.5 mm.

Food

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including "Vaccinium", "Corylus", "Opulaster", "Betula", "Gaylussacia", "Hamamelis virginiana" and "Alnus rugosa" var. "americana". They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNepticulidae
GenusStigmella
SpeciesS. corylifoliella