''Stigmella geimontani'' 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 found in the Dachstein area, a group of mountains in the north-eastern parts of the

Alps The Alps () ; german: Alpen ; it, Alpi ; rm, Alps ; sl, Alpe . are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, stretching approximately across seven Alpine countries (from west to east): France, ...

. The

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is . The larvae feed on ''

Geum montanum ''Geum montanum'', the Alpine avens, is a species of flowering plant of the genus ''Geum'' in the Rosaceae family, native to the mountains of central and southern Europe. Distribution ''Geum montanum'' is widespread in the Alps, typically at e ...

''.

References

*Josef Klimesch: Beschreibung einiger neuer ''Nepticula''-Arten (Lep., Nepticulidae). Zeitschrift des Österreichischen Entomologischen Vereins, Band 25, 1940, Seite 79-81 und 89-94
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*Josef Klimesch: Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Nepticulidae (Lep., Monotrysia). Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Österr. Entomologen, Band 32, 1981, Seite 113-12
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