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Stigmella vittata

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

Stigmella vittata is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is only known from Honshu in Japan.

Adults are on wing from early May. There are two to three generations per year.

The larvae feed on Salix species, including Salix gracilistyla. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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