Stigmella villosella

Stigmella villosella · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Nepticulidae

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Stigmella villosella
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The adult moth measures about 2.8 to 4.6 mm across the wings. It occurs in several U.S. states, including Texas, Ohio, Kentucky and Pennsylvania.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

Wingspan ranges from 2.8 mm to 4.6 mm.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Found in the United States, specifically Texas, Ohio, Kentucky and Pennsylvania.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 24 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Massachusetts, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Virginia, District of Columbia, North Carolina.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Stigmella villosella photo 2
Photo: Trevor Edmonson, CC BY
Stigmella villosella photo 3
Photo: Katja Schulz, CC BY
Stigmella villosella photo 4
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0
Stigmella villosella photo 5
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0

Same family (Nepticulidae)

Golden PigmyGolden PigmyStigmella aurellaDamages trees, gardens or cropsStigmella prunifoliella groupStigmella prunifoliella groupStigmella prunifoliellaDamages trees, gardens or cropsStigmella quercipulchella groupStigmella quercipulchella groupStigmella quercipulchellaStigmella intermediaStigmella intermediaStigmella rhoifoliellaStigmella rhoifoliellaAspen Petiole Gall MothAspen Petiole Gall MothEctoedemia populella

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stigmella_villosella

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-26 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-26.

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