Stigmella morivora

Stigmella morivora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. morivora
Binomial name
Stigmella morivora
= N. Hirano, 2010

Stigmella morivora is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Hirano in 2010. It is known from Japan (Honshū).[1]

The larvae feed on Morus bombycis. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. ^ Nepticulidae and Opostegidae of the world


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