A Stigmella saginella mine on an oak leaf in Baltimore City, Maryland (9/17/2013). Determined by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide.
A Stigmella saginella in Worcester Co., Massachusetts (7/20/2013).
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A Stigmella saginella mine on an oak leaf in Baltimore City, Maryland (9/17/2013). Determined by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide.
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A Stigmella saginella in Worcester Co., Massachusetts (7/20/2013).
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Source: Wikipedia
| Stigmella saginella | |
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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. saginella
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| Binomial name | |
| Stigmella saginella (Clemens, 1861)
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Stigmella saginella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in North America in Ohio, New York, Virginia, Massachusetts, Illinois, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, California, Ontario and Quebec.
The wingspan is 4–5.5 mm.
The larvae feed on Quercus species, including Q. prinus, Q. platanoides and Q. alba. 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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