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Species Stigmella ceanothi - Hodges#0071

Redroot leaf mine, upper side of leaf - Stigmella ceanothi

Stigmella on Ceanothus - Stigmella ceanothi

Nepticulidae, dorsal - Stigmella ceanothi

Nepticulidae, ventral - Stigmella ceanothi

Ceanothus leaf mine, under side of leaf - Stigmella ceanothi

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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 (prunifoliella group)

Species ceanothi (Stigmella ceanothi - Hodges#0071)

Hodges Number

0071

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Stigmella ceanothi (Braun, 1910)

Nepticula ceanothi Braun, 1910 (1)

Size

Braun (1910) listed the wingspan as 4.5-5 mm. (1)

Range

California. (2) Iowa (BG)

Season

January to May; September. (2)

Braun (1910) reported adults emerging March to April.

Food

Braun (1910) reported the larvae feed on Ceanothus divaricatus. (1)

Print References

Braun, A.F., 1910. New species of Tineina from California. Entomological News Philadelphia, 21: 172. (1)

Newton, P. J. and C. Wilkinson. 1982. A taxonomic revision of the North American species of Stigmella (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae). Systematic Entomology 7:367-463. (3)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (2)

Works Cited

1.	New species of Tineina from California. Annette F. Braun. 1910. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 21: 171-179.

2.	North American Moth Photographers Group

3.	A taxonomic revision of the North American species of Stigmella (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae) Philip J. Newton, Christopher Wilkinson. 1982. Systematic Entomology, 7(4): 367-463.

Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 6 November, 2013 - 6:55pm
Additional contributions by MJ Hatfield
Last updated 15 August, 2018 - 10:11am

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