Stigmella orientalis

Stigmella orientalis is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is only known from Kyushu in Japan.[1]

Stigmella orientalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nepticulidae
Genus:
Stigmella
Species:
S. orientalis
Binomial name
Stigmella orientalis
Kemperman & Wilkinson, 1985

The larvae feed on Acer species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References
  1. Japanese Species Of The Genus Stigmella (Nepticulidae: Lepidoptera)


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