Stigmella populnea is a moth of the family Nepticulidae.[1][2] It is only known from Hokkaido in Japan.
| Stigmella populnea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Stigmella |
| Species: | S. populnea
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| Binomial name | |
| Stigmella populnea Kemperman & Wilkinson, 1985
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The larvae feed on Populus nigra. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
edit- ^ Insecta Matsumurana. Entomological Institute, Hokkaido Imperial University. 1985. p. 13.
- ^ Nieukerken, Erik van; 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.
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