Stigmella maya
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| Stigmella maya | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Stigmella |
| Species: | S. maya |
| Binomial name | |
| Stigmella maya Stonis, Remeikis, Diskus and Noreika, 2013 | |
Stigmella maya is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found on the Yucatán Peninsula.
This species is among the smallest Lepidoptera in the world.
The larvae feed on Karwinskia hum-boldtiana. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[1]
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