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Stigmella egonokii

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Species of moth

Stigmella egonokii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species: S. egonokii
Binomial name
Stigmella egonokii
Kemperman & Wilkinson, 1985

Stigmella egonokii is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is only known from Kyushu in Japan.

Adults of the first generation are on wing from the end of April. Second-generation larvae appear in late June, the third-generation larvae in late September to late October. There are two to three generations per year.

The larvae feed on Styrax japonica. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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Taxon identifiers
Stigmella egonokii


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