Stigmella boehmeriae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
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.