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Stigmella cathepostis

Stigmella cathepostis is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is only known from Kyushu in Japan and the Russian Far East.

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Aug 2, 2026
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Stigmella cathepostis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. cathepostis
Binomial name
Stigmella cathepostis

Stigmella cathepostis is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is only known from Kyushu in Japan and the Russian Far East (Primorskiy Kray).

There might be up to three generations per year.

The larvae feed on Carpinus tschonoskii. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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