Stigmella prunifoliella
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| taxon =Stigmella prunifoliella
| authority = (Clemens, 1861)
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|Nepticula prunifoliella|Clemens, 1862
|Nepticula bifasciella|Clemens, 1862
|Stigmella bifasciella|(Clemens, 1862)
|Nepticula serotinaeella|Chambers, 1873
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Stigmella prunifoliella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in North America in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, Kentucky and Ontario.
Image:Stigmella prunifoliella mine.JPG
The wingspan is 4–4.5 mm.
The larvae feed on Prunus species, including P. serotina, P. pensylvanica and P. nigra. 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 described in 1861
Category:Moths of North America
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