Stigmella maya
Stigmella maya is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found on the Yucatán Peninsula of southeastern Mexico.
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| Stigmella maya Stonis, Remeikis, Diskus and Noreika, 2013 | |
This species is among the smallest Lepidoptera in the world.
The larvae feed on Karwinskia humboldtiana. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[1]
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