Stigmella ostryaefoliella

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Stigmella ostryaefoliella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. ostryaefoliella
Binomial name
Stigmella ostryaefoliella
(Clemens, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula ostryaefoliellaClemens, 1862
  • Nepticula caryaefoliellaClemens, 1862
  • Nepticula obscurellaBraun, 1912

Stigmella ostryaefoliella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in North America in Ohio, New Jersey, New York, Florida and Ontario.

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Mine
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Mines

There are two generations per year.

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including Carya (including Carya ovata ), Ostrya and Carpinus . They mine the leaves of their host plant.