Stigmella oplismeniella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is only known from Kyushu in Japan.
Stigmella oplismeniella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nepticulidae |
Genus: | Stigmella |
Species: | S. oplismeniella
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Binomial name | |
Stigmella oplismeniella Kemperman & Wilkinson, 1985
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Adult are on wing from mid-May to early June. There is probably one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Oplismenus undulatifolius. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[1]
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