A Stigmella ostryaefoliella in Harford Co., Maryland (9/3/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Status
Found in the eastern U.S. (BugGuide).
Relationships
Larvae are leaf miners.
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A Stigmella ostryaefoliella in Harford Co., Maryland (9/3/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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| Stigmella ostryaefoliella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Stigmella |
| Species: | S. ostryaefoliella
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| Binomial name | |
| Stigmella ostryaefoliella (Clemens, 1861)
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Stigmella ostryaefoliella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in North America in Ohio, New Jersey, New York, Florida and Ontario.
There are two generations per year.
The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including Carya (including Carya ovata), Ostrya and Carpinus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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