The wingspan is 3–3.2 millimetres (0.12–0.13 in). Mines can be found in March and early April, with adults on wings 10 days later. There is probably one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Gossypium barbadense. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is slender, sinuous and located on the lower surface (but visible from the upper surface) of the leaf. In the first half of the mine, the frass is deposited in arcuate waves and is granular while in latter half it is a single, continuous line. There are several mines on a single leaf that cross and anastomose frequently.
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stigmella, gossypii, moth, family, nepticulidae, found, puerto, rico, florida, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, arthropodaclass, insectaorder, lepidopterafamily, nepticulidaegenus, stigmellaspecies, gossypiibinomial, name, fo. Stigmella gossypii is a moth of the family Nepticulidae It is found in Puerto Rico and Florida Stigmella gossypiiScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraFamily NepticulidaeGenus StigmellaSpecies S gossypiiBinomial nameStigmella gossypii Forbes amp Leonard 1930 SynonymsNepticula gossypii Forbes amp Leonard 1930The wingspan is 3 3 2 millimetres 0 12 0 13 in Mines can be found in March and early April with adults on wings 10 days later There is probably one generation per year The larvae feed on Gossypium barbadense They mine the leaves of their host plant The mine is slender sinuous and located on the lower surface but visible from the upper surface of the leaf In the first half of the mine the frass is deposited in arcuate waves and is granular while in latter half it is a single continuous line There are several mines on a single leaf that cross and anastomose frequently External links editA taxonomic revision of the North American species of Stigmella Lepidoptera Nepticulidae nbsp This article on a moth of the Stigmella genus is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stigmella gossypii amp oldid 1150230784, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
