''Stigmella aeriventris'' is a
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...
of the family
Nepticulidae. It is known from
Maharashtra in
India
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.
The larvae feed on ''
Allophylus cobbe''. They probably
mine the leaves of their host plant.
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Nepticulidae and Opostegidae of the world
Nepticulidae
Moths of Asia
Moths described in 1932
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