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Stigmella tricentra

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Stigmella tricentra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. tricentra
Binomial name
Stigmella tricentra
(Meyrick, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula tricentra Meyrick, 1889

Stigmella tricentra is a moth of the family Nepticulidae.[1] It is found in New Zealand.

Taxonomy

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This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1889 under the name Nepticula tricentra.

The length of the forewings is about 2.6 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Helichrysum aggregatum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

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  1. ^ van Nieukerken, Erik; Doorenweerd, Camiel; Hoare, Robert; Davis, Donald (2016-10-31). "Revised classification and catalogue of global Nepticulidae and Opostegidae (Lepidoptera, Nepticuloidea)". ZooKeys (628): 65–246. doi:10.3897/zookeys.628.9799. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 5126388. PMID 27917038.
  2. ^ Hans Donner; Christopher Wilkinson (28 April 1989). "Nepticulidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera)" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 16. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: 35–36. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.16. ISSN 0111-5383. OCLC 924829916. Wikidata Q45079930. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2021.