''Stigmella chaenomelae'' is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ...
of
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
Honshu
, historically called , is the largest and most populous island of Japan. It is located south of Hokkaidō across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyūshū across the Kanmon Straits. The island ...
in
Japan.
The larvae feed on ''
Chaenomeles japonica''. They
mine the leaves of their host plant.
External links
Japanese Species Of The Genus Stigmella (Nepticulidae: Lepidoptera)
Nepticulidae
Moths of Japan
Moths described in 1985
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