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Stigmella nireae

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Stigmella nireae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. nireae
Binomial name
Stigmella nireae
Kemperman & Wilkinson, 1985

Stigmella nireae is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is only known from Hokkaido in Japan.

The larvae feed on Ulmus davidiana var. japonica. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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