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Species of moth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stigmella tricentra is a moth of the family Nepticulidae.[1] It is found in New Zealand.
Stigmella tricentra | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nepticulidae |
Genus: | Stigmella |
Species: | S. tricentra |
Binomial name | |
Stigmella tricentra (Meyrick, 1889) | |
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This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1889 under the name Nepticula tricentra.
The length of the forewings is about 2.6 mm.[2]
The larvae feed on Helichrysum aggregatum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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