Stigmella micromelis

Stigmella micromelis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species: S. micromelis
Binomial name
Stigmella micromelis
Puplesis, 1985

Stigmella micromelis is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It was described by Puplesis in 1985. It is known from the Russian Far East.[1]

The larvae feed on Sorbus alnifolia. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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