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saginella group

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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 saginella group
Explanation of Names
Authors: Wilkinson & Scoble, 1979
Numbers
6 species in North America; 12 species worldwide (1)
Remarks
Leafminers on Fagaceae (oak and chestnut).
Works Cited
1.Revised classification and catalogue of global Nepticulidae and Opostegidae (Lepidoptera, Nepticuloidea)
Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 8 February, 2015 - 7:51pm
Last updated 31 October, 2016 - 7:24pm

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