Stigmella stelviana

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Stigmella stelviana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. stelviana
Binomial name
Stigmella stelviana
(Weber, 1938)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula stelvianaWeber, 1938
  • Nepticula crantziellaWeber, 1945

Stigmella stelviana is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is endemic to the Alps, where it is found at altitudes between 1,900 and 2,600 meters.

The larvae feed on Potentilla crantzii , Potentilla frigida and Potentilla grandiflora . They mine the leaves of their host plant.