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Stigmella sesplicata

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Species of moth

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

Stigmella sesplicata is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Japan (Kyushu).

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

Taxonomy

It was previously treated as a synonym of Stigmella lediella.

References

  1. Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera) of East Asia (2). Study of a collection sample deposited at the Russian Academy of Sciences, with descriptions of new species and a checklist
Taxon identifiers
Stigmella sesplicata


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