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Stigmella stelviana

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Stigmella stelviana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. stelviana
Binomial name
Stigmella stelviana
(Weber, 1938)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula stelviana Weber, 1938
  • Nepticula crantziella Weber, 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.

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