Stigmella sp. 2Undescribed    Synonyms: Stigmella BetulaEvN4730, Stigmella sp. 2.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Nepticulidae   >   Genus Stigmella   

Status:

This undescribed birch leaf miner moth is thought to be a member of the S. betulicola species-group. The caterpillar creates a linear mine that begins on the lower surface of a birch leaf and expands it to a full-depth mine (Eiseman, 2021: 1127).

Relationships:

Larval host plants include birch (Eiseman, 2021).

There are 2 records in the project database.

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Stigmella sp. 2 in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/5/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Stigmella sp. 2 in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/5/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Stigmella species in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/16/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Stigmella species in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/16/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Stigmella species in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/16/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Stigmella sp. 2 in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/5/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)


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