''Stigmella nireae'' 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

Hokkaido is Japan, Japan's Japanese archipelago, second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost Prefectures of Japan, prefecture, making up its own List of regions of Japan, region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; th ...

in Japan. The larvae feed on ''Ulmus davidiana'' var. ''japonica''. 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