Stigmella rosaefoliella (Clemens, 1861)    Synonyms: Hodges #0078, P3 #160030.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Nepticulidae   >   Genus Stigmella   

Description:

"The larva is lemon-yellow; head and spot on the middle of the second segment pale brown. ... The mine is very serpentine, frequently running around the edge of the leaf including its teeth, moderately broad, nearly filled with a broad blackish-brown frass line, the grains of which are dispersed or have a wavy arrangement, in the later part of the mine. In the early portion, the tract is filled with the excrement of the larva" (Clemens via BugGuide).

Relationships:

Larvae are Rosa leaf miners.

There are 32 records in the project database.

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Stigmella rosaefoliella in Montgomery Co., Maryland (11/18/2019). (c) mmn noriko, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by mmn_noriko via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Stigmella rosaefoliella in Harford Co., Maryland (11/8/2019). (c) Sara Rall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Sara Rall via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Stigmella rosaefoliella leaf mine on Multiflora Rose in Harford Co., Maryland (6/6/2018). Determined by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide. Photo by Austin Jennings. (MBP list)

Leaf mines of Stigmella rosaefoliella on blackberry in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (8/30/2020). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

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

Stigmella rosaefoliella in Montgomery Co., Maryland (11/25/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Stigmella rosaefoliella in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/10/2022). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Stigmella rosaefoliella in Howard Co., Maryland (9/6/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Stigmella rosaefoliella in Prince George's Co., Maryland (11/5/2021). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Stigmella rosaefoliella in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/23/2021). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Stigmella rosaefoliella in Harford Co., Maryland (8/2/2023). (c) kidneymoth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by kidneymoth via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Stigmella rosaefoliella in Baltimore Co., Maryland (11/28/2021). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

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

Stigmella rosaefoliella in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/13/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

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

Stigmella rosaefoliella in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/13/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Stigmella rosaefoliella in Plymouth Co., Massachusetts (8/31/2013). Photo by Charley Eiseman. (MBP list)

Stigmella rosaefoliella in Howard Co., Maryland (9/6/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Stigmella rosaefoliella in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/13/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

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


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