Stigmella tristis

Stigmella tristis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species: S. tristis
Binomial name
Stigmella tristis
(Wocke, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula tristis Wocke, 1862

Stigmella tristis is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is endemic to Fennoscandia.

The wingspan is 4–5 mm.

The larvae feed on Betula nana. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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