Stigmella diffasciae

Stigmella diffasciae is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in California, United States.

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Stigmella diffasciae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nepticulidae
Genus:	Stigmella
Species:	S. diffasciae
Binomial name
Stigmella diffasciae (Braun, 1910)
Synonyms
Nepticula diffasciae Braun, 1910

The wingspan is 5.4-5.8 mm. There is probably one generation per year with larvae in March and adults in May.

The larvae feed on Ceanothus species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

External links

• Nepticulidae of North America
• A taxonomic revision of the North American species of Stigmella (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae)