Stigmella leucargyra

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Stigmella leucargyra
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. leucargyra
Binomial name
Stigmella leucargyra
(Meyrick, 1906)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula leucargyraMeyrick, 1906

Stigmella leucargyra is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is only known from the south-eastern coast of New South Wales, Australia.

The wingspan is about 3.7 mm for males and 4-4.2 mm for females.

The larvae feed on Correa reflexa . They mine the leaves of their host plant.

Larvae where found in July and August. Adults emerged in early September.


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