Stigmella rosaefoliella (Clemens, 1862)
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Rounded Global Status Rank: GNR - Not Yet Ranked
Stigmella rosaefoliella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Arkansas, New York, Michigan, Missouri and Ontario.
Mine
The wingspan is about 4.5 mm. There are three generations per year with full grown larvae in June and early July, in August and in October.
The larvae feed on Rosa species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is serpentine and usually much contorted, frequently closely following the edge of the leaf in its early course, with a broad line of frass. The larvae are green. The cocoon is yellowish brown and much flattened.
Subspecies
- Stigmella rosaefoliella rosaefoliella (Ohio, Pennsylvania, Arkansas, New York, Michigan, Missouri, Ontario)
- Stigmella rosaefoliella pectocatena (Ontario)
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Canada
Origin: Native
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Present
Confidence: Confident
Type of Residency: Year-round
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 5
Specimens with Barcodes: 7
Species With Barcodes: 1
Canada
Rounded National Status Rank: NNR - Unranked