Stigmella insignis

Stigmella insignis is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.

Stigmella insignis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. insignis
Binomial name
Stigmella insignis
(Philpott, 1927)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Nepticula insignis Philpott, 1927

Taxonomy

This species was first described by Alfred Philpott in 1927 under the name Nepticula insignis.[3] In 1988 J. S. Dugdale placed this species in the genus Stigmella.[2] This placement was confirmed by Hans Donner and Christopher Wilkinson in 1989.[1] The male holotype specimen is held in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection.[2]

Description
Illustration of male S. insignis by George Hudson.

The length of the forewings is about 3.5 mm. Adults have been recorded in March, November and December.

Habitat and hosts

The larvae probably feed on Celmisia spectabilis.[4] They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References
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  1. Hans Donner; Christopher Wilkinson (28 April 1989). "Nepticulidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera)" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. 16: 25–26. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.16. ISSN 0111-5383. OCLC 924829916. Wikidata Q45079930.
  2. John Stewart Dugdale (23 September 1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. 14: 53. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134.
  3. A. Philpott (1926). "New Zealand Lepidoptera: Notes and Descriptions". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 56: 89. ISSN 1176-6158. Wikidata Q63100760.
  4. "PlantSynz - Invertebrate herbivore biodiversity assessment tool: Database". plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2018-07-12.



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