Stigmella rhoifoliella (Braun, 1912)
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Larvae produce contorted linear mines in Poison Ivy leaves (BugGuide).

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Stigmella rhoifoliella
Leaf mines caused by Stigmella rhoifoliella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
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S. rhoifoliella
Binomial name
Stigmella rhoifoliella
(Braun, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula rhoifoliella Braun, 1912

Stigmella rhoifoliella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Ohio and Kentucky in the United States. The wingspan is 3.2–4.2 mm. Late instar larvae may be found in June, late July and September. Adults are on wing in June and particularly August. There are two to three generations per year.

The larvae feed on Rhus toxicodendron. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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