Nepticulidae

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Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Nepticulidae
Ectoedemia argyropeza (Zeller, 1839) Bradley et al., 1972

Ectoedemia argyropeza (Zeller, 1839) Bradley et al., 1972

Ectoedemia argyropeza (Zeller, 1839) Bradley et al., 1972

Ectoedemia argyropeza is a small moth species found across Europe, North America, Russia, and northeastern China.

Ectoedemia populella Busck, 1907

Ectoedemia populella Busck, 1907

Ectoedemia populella Busck, 1907

Ectoedemia populella, the poplar petiole gall moth, is a North American nepticulid moth whose larvae induce galls on poplar petioles.

Ectoedemia platanella (Clemens, 1861) Wilkinson et al., 1979

Ectoedemia platanella (Clemens, 1861) Wilkinson et al., 1979

Ectoedemia platanella (Clemens, 1861) Wilkinson et al., 1979

The sycamore leaf blotch miner Ectoedemia platanella is a nepticulid moth found in the eastern United States.

Ectoedemia clemensella (Chambers, 1873) Wilkinson et al., 1979

Ectoedemia clemensella (Chambers, 1873) Wilkinson et al., 1979

Ectoedemia clemensella (Chambers, 1873) Wilkinson et al., 1979

Ectoedemia clemensella is a Nepticulidae moth found in several eastern U.S. states whose larvae mine leaves of Platanus occidentalis.

Ectoedemia heringella (Mariani, 1939) van Nieukerken, 1985

Ectoedemia heringella (Mariani, 1939) van Nieukerken, 1985

Ectoedemia heringella (Mariani, 1939) van Nieukerken, 1985

Ectoedemia heringella is a Mediterranean nepticulid moth that produces leaf-mining larvae feeding on oak species.

Ectoedemia rubifoliella (Clemens, 1860) Wilkinson et al., 1979

Ectoedemia rubifoliella (Clemens, 1860) Wilkinson et al., 1979

Ectoedemia rubifoliella (Clemens, 1860) Wilkinson et al., 1979

Ectoedemia rubifoliella is a small nepticulid moth native to parts of eastern North America, whose larvae mine blackberry leaves.

Ectoedemia nyssaefoliella (Chambers, 1880) Wilkinson et al., 1981

Ectoedemia nyssaefoliella (Chambers, 1880) Wilkinson et al., 1981

Ectoedemia nyssaefoliella (Chambers, 1880) Wilkinson et al., 1981

Ectoedemia nyssaefoliella is a nepticulid moth found in parts of the eastern United States whose larvae mine leaves of Nyssa sylvatica.

Glaucolepis saccharella (Braun, 1912) Braun, 1917

Glaucolepis saccharella (Braun, 1912) Braun, 1917

Glaucolepis saccharella (Braun, 1912) Braun, 1917

Glaucolepis saccharella is a small nepticulid moth found in Ohio, US, whose larvae mine maple leaves.

Stigmella rosaefoliella (Clemens, 1861) Wilkinson et al., 1979

Stigmella rosaefoliella (Clemens, 1861) Wilkinson et al., 1979

Stigmella rosaefoliella (Clemens, 1861) Wilkinson et al., 1979

Stigmella rosaefoliella is a small North American nepticulid moth whose larvae mine leaves of Rosa host plants.

Stigmella aceris (Frey, 1857) Gerasimov, 1952

Stigmella aceris (Frey, 1857) Gerasimov, 1952

Stigmella aceris (Frey, 1857) Gerasimov, 1952

Stigmella aceris is a European nepticulid moth whose leaf-mining larvae feed on maples, with debated use of sycamore.

Stigmella tiliae (Frey, 1856) Beirne, 1945

Stigmella tiliae (Frey, 1856) Beirne, 1945

Stigmella tiliae (Frey, 1856) Beirne, 1945

Stigmella tiliae is a two-generation nepticulid moth found in most of Europe whose larvae mine Tilia leaves.

Stigmella aurella (Fabricius, 1775) Walsingham, 1908

Stigmella aurella (Fabricius, 1775) Walsingham, 1908

Stigmella aurella (Fabricius, 1775) Walsingham, 1908

Stigmella aurella is a small moth found across Europe, the Near East, and eastern Palearctic, whose larvae mine the leaves of various host plants.

Stigmella villosella (Clemens, 1861) Newton et al., 1982

Stigmella villosella (Clemens, 1861) Newton et al., 1982

Stigmella villosella (Clemens, 1861) Newton et al., 1982

Stigmella villosella is a small Nepticulidae moth found in four states of the United States, with a 2.8–4.6 mm wingspan.

Stigmella slingerlandella (Kearfott, 1908) Wilkinson et al., 1979

Stigmella slingerlandella (Kearfott, 1908) Wilkinson et al., 1979

Stigmella slingerlandella (Kearfott, 1908) Wilkinson et al., 1979

Stigmella slingerlandella, the plum leaf miner, is a small North American nepticulid moth whose larvae mine plum leaves.

Stigmella quercipulchella (Chambers, 1882) Wilkinson et al., 1979

Stigmella quercipulchella (Chambers, 1882) Wilkinson et al., 1979

Stigmella quercipulchella (Chambers, 1882) Wilkinson et al., 1979

Stigmella quercipulchella is a leaf-mining nepticulid moth found in North America that feeds on oak species.

Stigmella argentifasciella (Braun, 1912) Newton et al., 1982

Stigmella argentifasciella (Braun, 1912) Newton et al., 1982

Stigmella argentifasciella (Braun, 1912) Newton et al., 1982

Stigmella argentifasciella is a nepticulid moth found in three U.S. states, whose larvae mine Tilia americana leaves.

Stigmella plagicolella (Stainton, 1854) Fletcher et al., 1945

Stigmella plagicolella (Stainton, 1854) Fletcher et al., 1945

Stigmella plagicolella (Stainton, 1854) Fletcher et al., 1945

Stigmella plagicolella is a small moth whose leaf-mining larvae feed on various Rosaceae tree and shrub species.

Stigmella tityrella (Stainton, 1854) Hering, 1957

Stigmella tityrella (Stainton, 1854) Hering, 1957

Stigmella tityrella (Stainton, 1854) Hering, 1957

Stigmella tityrella is a Nepticulidae moth found in Europe west of Russia, with larvae that mine beech leaves.

Stigmella hemargyrella (Kollar, 1832) Gerasimov, 1952

Stigmella hemargyrella (Kollar, 1832) Gerasimov, 1952

Stigmella hemargyrella (Kollar, 1832) Gerasimov, 1952

Stigmella hemargyrella is a bivoltine nepticulid moth found across most of Europe that mines beech leaves.

Stigmella anomalella (Goeze, 1783) Walsingham, 1908

Stigmella anomalella (Goeze, 1783) Walsingham, 1908

Stigmella anomalella (Goeze, 1783) Walsingham, 1908

Stigmella anomalella, the rose leaf miner, is a small Nepticulidae moth found across Europe and eastern Palearctic.

Stigmella corylifoliella (Clemens, 1861) Wilkinson et al., 1979

Stigmella corylifoliella (Clemens, 1861) Wilkinson et al., 1979

Stigmella corylifoliella (Clemens, 1861) Wilkinson et al., 1979

Stigmella corylifoliella is a 3.5 mm wingspan Nepticulidae leaf-mining moth found in North America.

Stigmella microtheriella (Stainton, 1854) Fletcher et al., 1945

Stigmella microtheriella (Stainton, 1854) Fletcher et al., 1945

Stigmella microtheriella (Stainton, 1854) Fletcher et al., 1945

Stigmella microtheriella is a parthenogenetic moth that feeds on hazel and related trees, now an invasive pest in New Zealand.

Stigmella longisacca Newton & Wilkinson, 1982

Stigmella longisacca Newton & Wilkinson, 1982

Stigmella longisacca Newton & Wilkinson, 1982

Stigmella longisacca is a nepticulid moth found in California, whose larvae mine Juglans leaves.

Stigmella caryaefoliella (Clemens, 1861) van Nieukerken et al., 2016

Stigmella caryaefoliella (Clemens, 1861) van Nieukerken et al., 2016

Stigmella caryaefoliella (Clemens, 1861) van Nieukerken et al., 2016

Stigmella caryaefoliella is a pygmy eye-capped moth of the Nepticulidae family found in North America.

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