Stigmellites is a genus of Lepidopteran fossils. It is only known from trace fossils of leaf mines.

Stigmellites
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmellites
Kernbach, 1967
Species
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Species

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  • Stigmellites araliae (Fric, 1882) was described from a fossil mine in an Araliaceae species. It was found in the Czech Republic.
  • Stigmellites baltica (Kozlov, 1988) was described from a fossil mine in Baltic amber dated to the Eocene
  • Stigmellites carpini-orientalis Straus, 1977 was described from a fossil mine in Carpinus orientalis fossilis species dated to the Pliocene. It was found in Hessen, Germany.
  • Stigmellites heringi Kernbach, 1967 was described from a fossil mine in a Berberis species dated to the Pliocene. It was found in Hessen, Germany.
  • Stigmellites kzyldzharica (Kozlov, 1988) was described from a fossil mine in a Platanus species. It was found in Kazakhstan.
  • Stigmellites messelensis Straus, 1976 was described from a fossil mine dated to the Eocene. It was found in Messel, Germany.
  • Stigmellites pliotityrella Kernbach, 1967 was described from a fossil mine in Fagus silvatica dated to the Pliocene. It was found in Hessen, Germany.
  • Stigmellites samsonovi Kozlov, 1988 was described from a fossil mine in Trochodendroides arctica. It was found in Kazakhstan.
  • Stigmellites serpentina (Kozlov, 1988) was described from a fossil mine in Trochodendroides arctica. It was found in Kazakhstan.
  • Stigmellites sharovi (Kozlov, 1988) was described from a fossil mine in Trochodendroides arctica. It was found in Kazakhstan.
  • Stigmellites tyshchenkoi (Kozlov, 1988) was described from a fossil mine in Platanus latior. It was found in Kazakhstan.
  • Stigmellites zelkovae Straus, 1977 was described from a fossil mine in a Zelkova species dated to the Pliocene. It was found in Hessen, Germany.
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