Stigmella alaurulenta is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is only known from Honshu in Japan.
| Stigmella alaurulenta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Stigmella |
| Species: | S. alaurulenta
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| Binomial name | |
| Stigmella alaurulenta Kemperman & Wilkinson, 1985
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Adults were found in mid-May. There are probably two or more generations per year.
The larvae feed on Malus sieboldii. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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