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Stigmella morivora

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Species of moth

Stigmella morivora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species: S. morivora
Binomial name
Stigmella morivora
= N. Hirano, 2010

Stigmella morivora is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Hirano in 2010. It is known from Japan (Honshū).

The larvae feed on Morus bombycis. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. Nepticulidae and Opostegidae of the world
Taxon identifiers
Stigmella morivora


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