Stigmella kao

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Stigmella kao
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. kao
Binomial name
Stigmella kao
= van Nieukerken & Y.Q. Liu, 2000

Stigmella kao is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is only known from Yunnan, China.

The wingspan is 6.0–6.7 millimetres (0.24–0.26 in). Larvae have been found in October, adults were reared in November.

The larvae feed on Castanopsis orthocantha . They mine the leaves of their host plant.


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