Stigmella fuscotibiella
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| authority = (Clemens, 1862)
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- Nepticula fuscotibiella Clemens, 1862
- Nepticula ciliaefuscella Chambers, 1873
- Nepticula discolorella Braun, 1912
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Stigmella fuscotibiella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in North America in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Ontario and Nova Scotia.
Image:Stigmella fuscotibiella mine.JPG
The wingspan is 4-4.5 mm. There are at least three generations per year and larvae may be collected from June until the end of October.
The larvae feed on Salix species, including S. nigra and S. discolor. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
External links
- [http://chla.library.cornell.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=chla;idno=5077659_4253_002 Nepticulidae of North America]
- [https://archive.today/20121205023242/http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/120046208/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0 A taxonomic revision of the North American species of Stigmella (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae)]
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Category:Moths of North America
Category:Moths described in 1862
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