Stigmella crenatiella

Stigmella crenatiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species: S. crenatiella
Binomial name
Stigmella crenatiella
Hirano, 2010

Stigmella crenatiella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It was described by Hirano in 2010. It is known from Japan (Honshū).[1]

The larvae feed on Castanea crenata. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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