Stigmella sesplicata is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Japan (Kyushu).[1]
Stigmella sesplicata | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nepticulidae |
Genus: | Stigmella |
Species: | S. sesplicata
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Binomial name | |
Stigmella sesplicata Kemperman & Wilkinson, 1985
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The larvae feed on Rhododendron species. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
Taxonomy
editIt was previously treated as a synonym of Stigmella lediella.
References
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