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Stigmella muricatella

Stigmella muricatella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Greece and Turkey, the Near East, and east to the eastern part of the Palearctic realm.

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Jul 30, 2026
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Stigmella muricatella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. muricatella
Binomial name
Stigmella muricatella
(Klimesch, 1978)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula muricatella Klimesch, 1978

Stigmella muricatella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Greece and Turkey, the Near East, and east to the eastern part of the Palearctic realm.

The larvae feed on Sanguisorba minor muricata. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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