Biology:Stigmella boehmeriae

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Short description: Species of moth

Stigmella boehmeriae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. boehmeriae
Binomial name
Stigmella boehmeriae
Kemperman & Wilkinson, 1985

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

Adults are on wing from mid-April, late July and late August. There are probably four or more generations per year.

The larvae feed on Boehmeria nipononivea and Boehmeria spicata. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is linear, slender and usually made on the distal part of the leaf, sometimes on apical serrations. It is pale brown with a compact blackish central frass line.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7616568 entry