Stigmella nubimontana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nepticulidae |
Genus: | Stigmella |
Species: | S. nubimontana |
Binomial name | |
Stigmella nubimontana Puplesis & Diškus, 2002 |
Stigmella nubimontana is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in the cloud forest of the high Andes in Ecuador.
The wingspan is 5.2-5.3 mm for males. Adults have been found from February to early March.
The larvae feed on Rubus species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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Taxon identifiers | |
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Stigmella nubimontana |
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