Stigmella kasyi

Stigmella kasyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species: S. kasyi
Binomial name
Stigmella kasyi
van Nieukerken & Johansson, 2003

Stigmella kasyi is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is only known from eastern Afghanistan.

The wingspan is 7.5–8.6 millimetres (0.30–0.34 in).

The larvae feed on Quercus baloot. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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