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Stigmella egonokii

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nepticulidae

Scientific name
  
Stigmella egonokii

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Stigmella

Rank
  
Species

Stigmella egonokii is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is only known from Kyushu in Japan.

Adults of the first generation are on wing from the end of April. Second-generation larvae appear in late June, the third-generation larvae in late September to late October. There are two to three generations per year.

The larvae feed on Styrax japonica. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is linear, slender and located on the upper-surface of the leaf. It is sometimes restricted by the mid-rib or a lateral vein. It is pale greenish brown to pale brown and filled with greenish brown to dark brown grains of frass.

References

Stigmella egonokii Wikipedia