Stigmella montanotropica is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in tropical montane forest on the western slopes on the Andes in Ecuador.
| Stigmella montanotropica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Stigmella |
| Species: | S. montanotropica
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| Binomial name | |
| Stigmella montanotropica Puplesis & Diškus, 2002
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The wingspan is 5-5.1 mm for females. Adults have been found from February to early March.
The larvae feed on Acalypha species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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