Arthropods • Earth.com

Stigmella circumargentea

(Stigmella circumargentea)

Description

Stigmella circumargentea is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is only known from Yunnan. The wingspan is about 6.2 mm. Larvae have been found in October; adults were reared in November. The larvae feed on Lithocarpus dealbatus and possibly Lithocarpus mairei. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a long gallery, varying from sinuous to almost straight, with linear to dispersed frass filling the early mine, later the frass occupies about one third of the width of the mine.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Nepticulidae
Genus:Stigmella
News coming your way
The biggest news about our planet delivered to you each day