Stigmella kazakhstanica

Stigmella kazakhstanica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species: S. kazakhstanica
Binomial name
Stigmella kazakhstanica
Puplesis, 1991

Stigmella kazakhstanica is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in Astrakhan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.

The thorax, forewings and hindwings are uniform greyish brown.

The larvae feed on Ulmus species, including Ulmus carpinifolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a contorted gallery. In the beginning, completely filled with brownish frass. The mine gradually widens. Larvae can be found in June and August.[1]

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