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Stigmella prunifoliella

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Stigmella prunifoliella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. prunifoliella
Binomial name
Stigmella prunifoliella
(Clemens, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula prunifoliella Clemens, 1862
  • Nepticula bifasciella Clemens, 1862
  • Stigmella bifasciella (Clemens, 1862)
  • Nepticula serotinaeella Chambers, 1873

Stigmella prunifoliella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in North America in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, Kentucky and Ontario.

Mine

The wingspan is 4–4.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Prunus species, including P. serotina, P. pensylvanica and P. nigra. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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