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Stigmella quercipulchella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nepticulidae

Scientific name
  
Stigmella quercipulchella

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Stigmella

Rank
  
Species

Stigmella quercipulchella

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

There are two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Quercus species, including Q. palustris, Q. marilandica and Q. rubra. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

Stigmella quercipulchella Wikipedia