Stigmella sesplicata

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

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

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
  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


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