Stigmella tricentra explained

Stigmella tricentra is a moth of the family Nepticulidae.[1] It is found in New Zealand.

Taxonomy

This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1889 under the name Nepticula tricentra.

The length of the forewings is about 2.6 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Helichrysum aggregatum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

Notes and References

  1. van Nieukerken . Erik . Doorenweerd . Camiel . Hoare . Robert . Davis . Donald . 2016-10-31 . Revised classification and catalogue of global Nepticulidae and Opostegidae (Lepidoptera, Nepticuloidea) . ZooKeys . 628 . 65–246 . 10.3897/zookeys.628.9799 . 1313-2970 . 5126388 . 27917038 . free .
  2. 35-36.

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