Stigmella circumargentea
Stigmella circumargentea is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is only known from Yunnan.
| Stigmella circumargentea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Stigmella |
| Species: | S. circumargentea |
| Binomial name | |
| Stigmella circumargentea van Nieukerken & Y.Q. Liu, 2000 | |
The wingspan is about 6.2 mm. Larvae have been found in October; adults were reared in November.
The larvae feed on Lithocarpus dealbatus and possibly Lithocarpus mairei. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a long gallery, varying from sinuous to almost straight, with linear to dispersed frass filling the early mine, later the frass occupies about one third of the width of the mine.
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