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Stigmella diffasciae

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Stigmella diffasciae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. diffasciae
Binomial name
Stigmella diffasciae
(Braun, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula diffasciae Braun, 1910

Stigmella diffasciae is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in California, United States.

Mine

The wingspan is 5.4-5.8 mm. There is probably one generation per year with larvae in March and adults in May.

The larvae feed on Ceanothus species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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