Stigmella circumargentea

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

Stigmella circumargentea is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. 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.

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