Stigmella kurokoi is a species of moth in the family Nepticulidae. It is only known from Japan (Kyushu and Hokkaido) and Russia (Primorskiy Kray), but is probably also present in China. The larvae are leaf miners who feed on Quercus dentata, producing a linear mine.[1]

Stigmella kurokoi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. kurokoi
Binomial name
Stigmella kurokoi
Puplesis, 1984
Synonyms[1]
  • Stigmella valvaurigemmata Kemperman & Wilkinson, 1985

References

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  1. ^ a b van Nieukerken, Erik J.; Liu, Youqiao (2000). "Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera) in China, 1. Introduction and Stigmella Schrank feeding on Fagaceae". Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. 143. Brill Publishers: 169. ISSN 2211-9434 – via Naturalis Biodiversity Center.