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Stigmella rhoifoliella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nepticulidae

Scientific name
  
Stigmella rhoifoliella

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Stigmella

Rank
  
Species

Stigmella rhoifoliella

Stigmella rhoifoliella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in Ohio and Kentucky in the United States.

The wingspan is 3.2-4.2 mm. Late instar larvae may be found in June, late July and September. Adults are on wing in June and particularly August. There are two to three generations per year.

The larvae feed on Rhus toxicodendron. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is much contorted, linear and located on the upper surface of the leaf. The frass is dispersed in most places and granular throughout the entire width of the mine.

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Stigmella rhoifoliella Wikipedia