Stigmella diniensis

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Stigmella diniensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. diniensis
Binomial name
Stigmella diniensis
(Klimesch, 1975)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula diniensisKlimesch, 1975

Stigmella diniensis is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is endemic to southern France.

The length of the forewings is 1.3-1.6 mm for males and 1.5-1.6 mm for females. Adults are on wing in April, May and September. There are probably several generations per year.

The larvae feed on Fumana ericoides , Fumana procumbens and possibly Helianthemum . They mine the leaves of their host plant.