Stigmella argentifasciella

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Stigmella argentifasciella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. argentifasciella
Binomial name
Stigmella argentifasciella
= (Braun, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula argentifasciellaBraun, 1912

Stigmella argentifasciella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Ohio, Kentucky and Illinois.

Mine Stigmella argentifasciella mine.JPG
Mine

The wingspan is 3.6–4.8 millimetres (0.14–0.19 in). There are two or possibly three generations per year. Full-grown larvae have been collected in June, August and September.

The larvae feed on Tilia americana . They mine the leaves of their host plant.