Stigmella kurotsubarai

Stigmella kurotsubarai is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is only known to exist on Honshu, the largest island in Japan.

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

The larvae feed on Rhamnus davurica var. nipponica. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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