''Stigmella alikurokoi'' 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 only known from

Kyushu is the third-largest island of Japan's five main islands and the most southerly of the four largest islands ( i.e. excluding Okinawa). In the past, it has been known as , and . The historical regional name referred to Kyushu and its surroun ...

in Japan. There are three generations or more per year. The larvae feed on ''

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'', '' Rubus phoenicolasius'' and '' Rubus palmatus var. coptophyllus''. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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Japanese Species of the Genus Stigmella (Nepticulidae: Lepidoptera)
Nepticulidae Moths of Japan {{Stigmella-stub