Stigmella castaneaefoliella

Stigmella castaneaefoliella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species: S. castaneaefoliella
Binomial name
Stigmella castaneaefoliella
(Chambers, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula castaneaefoliella Chambers, 1875

Stigmella castaneaefoliella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in North America in Kentucky, Ohio, Virginia, Illinois, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Florida and Ontario.

Mine

The wingspan is 4-4.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Castanea species, including Castanea dentata. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The larvae form very long, much contorted, linear mines with a fine central line of frass. The larva is bright green, the cocoon is ochraceous.


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