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Stigmella

15 species

In Québec, the genus Stigmella (family Nepticulidae) counts 15 species of insects. The stars? Stigmella corylifoliella, Stigmella quercipulchella and Stigmella populetorum, the most often observed. The richest region: Côte-Nord, with 5 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Côte-Nord5
  2. Outaouais3
  3. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  4. Mauricie1
  5. Estrie1
  6. Montréal1

Stigmella 15

Lepidoptera
All4,550Lepidoptera2,108Coleoptera1,199Hemiptera482Hymenoptera230Diptera210Odonata151Orthoptera61Trichoptera35Ephemeroptera23Neuroptera21Mecoptera9Blattodea7Plecoptera7Dermaptera4Mantodea2Phasmida1
Nepticulidae
All2,108Noctuidae445Tortricidae317Geometridae242Erebidae203Crambidae132Gelechiidae84Pyralidae80Gracillariidae68Nymphalidae51Notodontidae49Lycaenidae31Sphingidae31Tineidae31Hesperiidae29Depressariidae26Nepticulidae24Sesiidae21Coleophoridae18Limacodidae15Pterophoridae14Momphidae13Pieridae13Nolidae12Saturniidae11Argyresthiidae10Drepanidae8Oecophoridae8Blastobasidae6Cosmopterigidae6Hepialidae6Lasiocampidae6Papilionidae6Bucculatricidae5Choreutidae5Cossidae5Tischeriidae5Autostichidae4Carposinidae4Elachistidae4Ethmiidae4Heliozelidae4Psychidae4Yponomeutidae4Euteliidae3Glyphipterigidae3Plutellidae3Scythrididae3Ypsolophidae3Adelidae2Alucitidae2Apatelodidae2Eriocraniidae2Incurvariidae2Lyonetiidae2Prodoxidae2Schreckensteiniidae2Uraniidae2Attevidae1Batrachedridae1Bedelliidae1Dryadaulidae1Epermeniidae1Heliodinidae1Lecithoceridae1Micropterigidae1Opostegidae1Thyrididae1Urodidae1
Stigmella corylifoliella8 observations
Stigmella quercipulchella5 observations
Stigmella populetorum4 observations
Stigmella villosella4 observations
Stigmella apicialbella2 observations
Stigmella argentifasciella2 observations
Stigmella rhamnicola2 observations
Drab Birch Pigmy1 observations
Slingerland's Plum Leafminer Moth1 observations
Narrow-barred PigmyStigmella centifoliella
Hazel Leafminer MothStigmella microtheriella
Stigmella nigriverticellaStigmella nigriverticella
Stigmella prunifoliellaStigmella prunifoliella
Stigmella rosaefoliellaStigmella rosaefoliella
Stigmella tiliellaStigmella tiliella