Stigmella n.sp. Betula (lemniscella group)

Sort #: 30 | MPG #: 95.9
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Larval feeding type: Leaf miner; larva whitish or colorless, mine long, about 1.5-2mm wide, mostly filled with frass, but often ending in a narrow frass line with the larva distinctly narrower than the mine. Mine not usually following a vein.
Larval substrate: Betula alleghaniensis (Yellow Birch), B. lenta* (Cherry Birch, Black Birch), B. papyrifera (Paper Birch), B. populifolia (Gray Birch)

Comment: Regularly found on Betula lenta

Status in MA (automated assessment): Fairly widespread, common
Status in N. America: Native
MA Endangered Species Act status: None
First Year Reported: 2014
Last Year Reported: 2021

Distribution by County: Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, Worcester, Middlesex, Essex, Norfolk, Bristol, Plymouth
Number of Records: 19