Stigmella hamishella
Stigmella hamishella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nepticulidae |
Genus: | Stigmella |
Species: | S. hamishella |
Binomial name | |
Stigmella hamishella Donner & Wilkinson, 1989 | |
Stigmella hamishella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in New Zealand.
The length of the forewings is about 4 mm. Adults have been recorded in December.
The larvae feed on Olearia moschata. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of blotches, mainly on the lower leaves.