Stigmella unifasciella
Stigmella unifasciella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in the United States in Kentucky, Ohio, Maryland, Illinois, Texas and Massachusetts.
| Stigmella unifasciella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Stigmella |
| Species: | S. unifasciella |
| Binomial name | |
| Stigmella unifasciella (Chambers, 1875) | |
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The wingspan is 4.5-7.4 mm. There are possibly two generations per year. Adults have been collected in mid-June in Ohio and in late July on Plummers Island in Maryland.
The host plant is unknown, but might be a Quercus species.
External links
- Nepticulidae of North America
- A taxonomic revision of the North American species of Stigmella (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae)
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