Stigmella saginella

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Stigmella saginella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. saginella
Binomial name
Stigmella saginella
(Clemens, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula saginellaClemens, 1862
  • Nepticula quercicastanellaChambers, 1873
  • Nepticula fuscocapitellaChambers, 1873

Stigmella saginella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in North America in Ohio, New York, Virginia, Massachusetts, Illinois, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, California, Ontario and Quebec.

Mine Stigmella saginella mine.JPG
Mine

The wingspan is 4–5.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Quercus species, including Q. prinus , Q. platanoides and Q. alba . They mine the leaves of their host plant.