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

Stigmella cathepostis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nepticulidae
Genus:	Stigmella
Species:	S. cathepostis
Binomial name
Stigmella cathepostis Kemperman & Wilkinson, 1985

There might be up to three generations per year.

The larvae feed on Carpinus tschonoskii. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a linear, nearly full depth gallery which is restricted by mid-rib and lateral veins. The early part of the mine is slender, later it becomes gradually broader, and runs along veins. The mine is whitish green to whitish brown, with a dark brown frass line in centre.

External links

• Japanese Species Of The Genus Stigmella (Nepticulidae: Lepidoptera)

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