Stigmella stelviana is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is endemic to the Alps, where it is found at altitudes between 1,900 and 2,600 meters.

Stigmella stelviana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. stelviana
Binomial name
Stigmella stelviana
(Weber, 1938)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula stelviana Weber, 1938
  • Nepticula crantziella Weber, 1945

The larvae feed on Potentilla crantzii, Potentilla frigida and Potentilla grandiflora. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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