A Stigmella fuscotibiella leaf mine on a willow leaf in Baltimore City, Maryland (10/23/2015). Determined by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide.
A Stigmella fuscotibiella leaf mine on a willow leaf in Baltimore City, Maryland (10/23/2015). Determined by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide.
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A Stigmella fuscotibiella leaf mine on a willow leaf in Baltimore City, Maryland (10/23/2015). Determined by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide.
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A Stigmella fuscotibiella leaf mine on a willow leaf in Baltimore City, Maryland (10/23/2015). Determined by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide.
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Source: Wikipedia
| Stigmella fuscotibiella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Stigmella |
| Species: | S. fuscotibiella
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| Binomial name | |
| Stigmella fuscotibiella (Clemens, 1862)
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Stigmella fuscotibiella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in North America in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Ontario and Nova Scotia.
The wingspan is 4-4.5 mm. There are at least three generations per year and larvae may be collected from June until the end of October.
The larvae feed on Salix species, including S. nigra and S. discolor. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
External links
[edit]- Nepticulidae of North America
- A taxonomic revision of the North American species of Stigmella (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae)
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