Stigmella sesplicata

Stigmella sesplicata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nepticulidae
Genus:	Stigmella
Species:	S. sesplicata
Binomial name
	Stigmella sesplicata; Kemperman & Wilkinson, 1985

Stigmella sesplicata is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Japan (Kyushu).[1]

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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References

Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera) of East Asia (2). Study of a collection sample deposited at the Russian Academy of Sciences, with descriptions of new species and a checklist

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[1] Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera) of East Asia (2). Study of a collection sample deposited at the Russian Academy of Sciences, with descriptions of new species and a checklist