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Species Stigmella ceanothi - Hodges#0071

Representative Images

Redroot leaf mine, upper side of leaf - Stigmella ceanothi Redroot leaf mine, larva on underside of leaf - Stigmella ceanothi Stigmella on Ceanothus - Stigmella ceanothi Nepticulidae, dorsal - Stigmella ceanothi Nepticulidae, ventral - Stigmella ceanothi Stigmella emerge - Stigmella ceanothi Stigmella pupa - 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

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.