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betulicola group

Stigmella adult from Red Alder - Stigmella undescribed-species-on-alnus Black Walnut Leaf Mine ID Request - Stigmella juglandifoliella Black Walnut Leaf Mine ID Request - Stigmella juglandifoliella Stigmella myricafoliella leaf mine - Stigmella St. Andrews leaf miner on Vaccinium corymbosum SA648 2016 7 - Stigmella corylifoliella Leaf mines on Black Walnut - Stigmella juglandifoliella St. Andrews leaf miner on Alnus serrulata SA1819 2020 2 - Stigmella
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Nepticuloidea (Pygmy Leafmining Moths)
Family Nepticulidae
Genus Stigmella
No Taxon betulicola group
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
corylifoliella species group
Explanation of Names
Author: Johansson, 1971
Numbers
8 species in North America; 36 spp. worldwide (1)
Food
Larvae are leafminers in trees and shrubs of the order Fagales (Betulaceae, Fagaceae, Myricaceae); 1 species is polyphagous