''Stigmella boehmeriae'' 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. Adults are on wing from mid-April, late July and late August. There are probably four or more generations per year. The larvae feed on '' Boehmeria nipononivea'' and ''

Boehmeria spicata ''Boehmeria'' is a genus of 47 species of flowering plants in the nettle family Urticaceae. Of the species, 33 are indigenous to the Old World and 14 to the New World; no species is indigenous to both the Old and New Worlds. The species incl ...

''. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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Japanese Species of the Genus Stigmella (Nepticulidae: Lepidoptera)
Nepticulidae Moths of Japan Moths described in 1985 {{Stigmella-stub