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Stigmella oxyacanthella

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Wikipedia Abstract

Stigmella pomivorella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in New York, Washington, Massachusetts, Nova Scotia, Ontario and British Columbia. The wingspan is about 5 millimetres (0.20 in). The larvae feed on Rosaceae species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The larvae mine long narrow serpentine tracks, gradually widening at the end. The cocoon is reddish brown.
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Parasite of 
Crataegus heterophylla (Common Hawthorn)[2]
Crataegus laevigata palmstruchii (Midland Hawthorn)[2]

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♦ 1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
♦ 2Ecology of Commanster
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0