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Stegommata leptomitella

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Species of moth

Hakea leaf-miner
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lyonetiidae
Genus: Stegommata
Species: S. leptomitella
Binomial name
Stegommata leptomitella
Meyrick, 1880

Stegommata leptomitella, the hakea leaf-miner is a species of moth in the Lyonetiidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1880. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. It is also present in New Zealand, where it is an established adventive.

The wingspan is about 8 mm. Adults are fawn.

References

  1. NZOR

External links

Taxon identifiers
Stegommata leptomitella


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