Stigmella unifasciella

Stigmella unifasciella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species: S. unifasciella
Binomial name
Stigmella unifasciella
(Chambers, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula unifasciella Chambers, 1875

Stigmella unifasciella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in the United States in Kentucky, Ohio, Maryland, Illinois, Texas and Massachusetts.

The wingspan is 4.5-7.4 mm. There are possibly two generations per year. Adults have been collected in mid-June in Ohio and in late July on Plummers Island in Maryland.

The host plant is unknown, but might be a Quercus species.


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