Stigmella rosaefoliella

Stigmella rosaefoliella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in North America in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Arkansas, New York, Michigan, Missouri and Ontario.

Mine

Stigmella rosaefoliella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nepticulidae
Genus:	Stigmella
Species:	S. rosaefoliella
Binomial name
Stigmella rosaefoliella (Clemens, 1861)
Synonyms
Nepticula rosaefoliella Clemens, 1861

The wingspan is about 4.5 mm. There are three generations per year with full grown larvae in June and early July, in August and in October.

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

This species was first described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1861.^[1]

Subspecies

• Stigmella rosaefoliella rosaefoliella (Ohio, Pennsylvania, Arkansas, New York, Michigan, Missouri, Ontario)
• Stigmella rosaefoliella pectocatena (Ontario)