Stigmella childi

Stigmella childi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species: S. childi
Binomial name
Stigmella childi
Donner & Wilkinson, 1989

Stigmella childi is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in New Zealand.

The length of the forewings is about 2 mm.

The larvae feed on Celmisia haastii. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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