Stigmella multispicata Rocienė & Stonis, 2014Non-native  -  Invasive    Synonyms: Hodges #0086.1.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Nepticulidae   >   Genus Stigmella   

Status:

“Stigmella multispicata Rocienė & Stonis, previously known from the Holotype from Russia, Primorye, is reported as a new invasive species mining leaves of Siberian elm, Ulmus pumila, in eastern North America. ... Currently the species is known from USA: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Tennessee, Wisconsin and Canada: Ontario” (van Nieukerken et al., 2018).

Relationships:

Larvae are leaf miners of Siberian Elm.

There are 8 records in the project database.

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A Stigmella multispicata leaf mine on an elm leaf in Baltimore City, Maryland (10/15/2013). Determined by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide. Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

Stigmella multispicata leaf mines on Siberian Elm in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/23/2019). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Stigmella multispicata leaf mines on Siberian Elm in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/23/2019). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Stigmella multispicata in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/16/2021). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Stigmella multispicata in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/31/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Stigmella multispicata in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/31/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A female Stigmella multispicata in Cook Co., Illinois (8/24/2017). Photo by John and Jane Balaban. (MBP list)

A Stigmella multispicata in Dane Co., Wisconsin (9/4/2010). Photo by Ilona Loser. (MBP list)

Stigmella multispicata in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/31/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Stigmella multispicata in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/31/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)


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