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Stigmella nubimontana

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Species of moth

Stigmella nubimontana
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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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Stigmella nubimontana


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