Stigmella nigriverticella

Stigmella nigriverticella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Texas, Cincinnati, Ohio, New York, Arkansas, Pennsylvania and Kentucky in the United States.

Stigmella nigriverticella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. nigriverticella
Binomial name
Stigmella nigriverticella
(Chambers, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula nigriverticella Chambers, 1875
  • Nepticula maculosella Chambers, 1880

The wingspan is 4.4-5.2 mm. There are probably three generations per year.

Specimens have been taken on the trunk of wild cherry but there is no other evidence to verify that this is the host plant.


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