Biology:Stigmella ebbenielseni

Short description: Species of moth

Stigmella ebbenielseni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nepticulidae
Genus:	Stigmella
Species:	S. ebbenielseni
Binomial name
Stigmella ebbenielseni van Nieukerken & van den Berg, 2003

Stigmella ebbenielseni is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is only known from Guam, Tinian and Alamagan.

The larvae feed on Pipturus argenteus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

External links

• A new Stigmella feeding on Urticaceae from Guam: first records of Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera) from Micronesia and Polynesia

Wikidata ☰ Q7616615 entry