Stigmella phyllanthina

Stigmella phyllanthina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species: S. phyllanthina
Binomial name
Stigmella phyllanthina
(Meyrick, 1906)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula phyllanthina Meyrick, 1906

Stigmella phyllanthina is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is only known from the south-eastern coast of New South Wales, Australia.

The wingspan is 3.8-4.6 mm for males.

The larvae feed on Glochidion ferdinandi. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a long broad sinuate gallery. The cocoon is white.


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