''Stigmella tricentra'' 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

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Taxonomy

This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1889 under the name ''Nepticula tricentra''. The length of the forewings is about 2.6 mm. The larvae feed on '' Helichrysum aggregatum''. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

Nepticulidae Moths of New Zealand Moths described in 1889 {{Stigmella-stub