Pecan Serpentine Leafminer Moth
Stigmella juglandifoliella (Clemens, 1861)
Pecan Serpentine Leafminer Moth: https://www.marylandbiodiversity.org/species/18497
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Hodges #0095 
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Stigmella juglandifoliella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. juglandifoliella
Binomial name
Stigmella juglandifoliella
(Clemens, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula juglandifoliella Clemens, 1862

The pecan serpentine leafminer (Stigmella juglandifoliella) is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Kentucky in the United States.

Stigmella juglandifoliella mine

The wingspan is 3.5-3.8 mm. There are probably two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Carya illinoinensis (pecan). They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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Common name: Pecan serpentine leafminer.

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