Stigmella lucida: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Nepticulidae
- Genus
- Stigmella
- Species
- Stigmella lucida
- Scientific Name
- Stigmella lucida
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Stigmella lucida
Stigmella lucida, also known as the silver beech miner moth, is a species of moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was first described by Alfred Philpott. This species is endemic to New Zealand and is found in the North and South Islands. Its preferred habitat is native forest populated with its larval host species Nothofagus menziesii. Larvae of this species mine the leaves of its host plant. Adults are on the wing from September to January.
...Stigmella lucida in languages:
- English
- Silver Beech Miner
- English
- Silver Beech Leafminer
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Stigmella aigialeia
- Stigmella aliena
- Stigmella atrata
- Stigmella cassiniae
- Stigmella childi
- Stigmella cypracma
- Stigmella erysibodea
- Stigmella fulva
- Stigmella hakekeae
- Stigmella hamishella
- Stigmella hoheriae
- Stigmella ilsea
- Stigmella insignis
- Stigmella kaimanua
- Stigmella laquaeorum
- Stigmella lucida
- Stigmella maoriella
- Stigmella ogygia
- Stigmella oriastra
- Stigmella palaga
- Stigmella platina
- Stigmella progama
- Stigmella progonopis
- Stigmella propalaea
- Stigmella sophorae
- Stigmella tricentra
- Stigmella watti



