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Stigmella sesplicata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nepticulidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Stigmella

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

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.

References

Stigmella sesplicata Wikipedia