Nepticulidae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order Lepidoptera, class Insecta. The family contains 37 accepted species worldwide.
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Stigmella corylifoliella (Clemens, 1861) Wilkinson et al., 1979
Stigmella corylifoliella is a 3.5 mm wingspan Nepticulidae leaf-mining moth foun…
Ectoedemia heringella (Mariani, 1939) van Nieukerken, 1985
Ectoedemia heringella is a Mediterranean nepticulid moth that produces leaf-mini…
Ectoedemia populella Busck, 1907
Ectoedemia populella, the poplar petiole gall moth, is a North American nepticul…
Stigmella anomalella (Goeze, 1783) Walsingham, 1908
Stigmella anomalella, the rose leaf miner, is a small Nepticulidae moth found ac…
Glaucolepis saccharella (Braun, 1912) Braun, 1917
Glaucolepis saccharella is a small nepticulid moth found in Ohio, US, whose larv…
Stigmella rhoifoliella (Braun, 1912) Newton et al., 1982
Stigmella rhoifoliella is a Nepticulidae moth found in Ohio and Kentucky, US, wi…
Stigmella quercipulchella (Chambers, 1882) Wilkinson et al., 1979
Stigmella quercipulchella is a leaf-mining nepticulid moth found in North Americ…
Stigmella juglandifoliella (Clemens, 1861) Wilkinson et al., 1979
The pecan serpentine leafminer, Stigmella juglandifoliella, is a small nepticuli…
Ectoedemia argyropeza (Zeller, 1839) Bradley et al., 1972
Ectoedemia argyropeza is a small moth species found across Europe, North America…
Ectoedemia clemensella (Chambers, 1873) Wilkinson et al., 1979
Ectoedemia clemensella is a Nepticulidae moth found in several eastern U.S. stat…
Stigmella tiliae (Frey, 1856) Beirne, 1945
Stigmella tiliae is a two-generation nepticulid moth found in most of Europe who…
Stigmella plagicolella (Stainton, 1854) Fletcher et al., 1945
Stigmella plagicolella is a small moth whose leaf-mining larvae feed on various …
Nepticulidae animals belong to the Lepidoptera order in the Animalia kingdom. The forewings typically bear white scales along the costa, positioned opposite the dorsal spot, but these scales do not form a separate, distinct spot. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Nepticulidae is classified in the order Lepidoptera, class Insecta, phylum Arthropoda. The mine forms a clear corridor that often has a distinct hairpin turn; the segment before the turn typically follows the leaf margin.
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