Stigmella heteromelis Newton & Wilkinson, 1982 is a animal in the Nepticulidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Stigmella heteromelis Newton & Wilkinson, 1982
Stigmella heteromelis is a small nepticulid moth found in California, whose larvae mine leaves of Heteromeles host plants.
Stigmella heteromelis is a moth species in the family Nepticulidae, first described by Newton & Wilkinson in 1982. This species is found in California, United States. Its wingspan measures between 5 and 6.5 millimeters. The larvae of Stigmella heteromelis feed on plants from the genus Heteromeles, including Heteromeles arbutifolia. Larvae create mines within the leaves of their host plants.
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Stigmella corylifoliella (Clemens, 1861) Wilkinson et al., 1979
Stigmella tityrella (Stainton, 1854) Hering, 1957
Stigmella longisacca Newton & Wilkinson, 1982
Stigmella nigriverticella (Chambers, 1875) Newton et al., 1982
Stigmella villosella (Clemens, 1861) Newton et al., 1982
Stigmella populetorum (Frey & Boll, 1878) Wilkinson et al., 1979
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