Stigmella sesplicata

Stigmella sesplicata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. sesplicata
Binomial name
Stigmella sesplicata

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.

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