Stigmella tristis
Species of moth
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Stigmella tristis is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is endemic to Fennoscandia.
| Stigmella tristis | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Stigmella |
| Species: | S. tristis |
| Binomial name | |
| Stigmella tristis (Wocke, 1862) | |
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The wingspan is 4–5 mm.
The larvae feed on Betula nana. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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