Stigmella sesplicata

Stigmella sesplicata is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Japan (Kyushu).[1]

Stigmella sesplicata
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S. sesplicata
Binomial name
Stigmella sesplicata
Kemperman & Wilkinson, 1985

The larvae feed on Rhododendron species. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

Taxonomy

It was previously treated as a synonym of Stigmella lediella.

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