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Stigmella circumargentea

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Stigmella circumargentea is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is only known from Yunnan.

The wingspan is about 6.2 mm. Larvae have been found in October; adults were reared in November.

The larvae feed on Lithocarpus dealbatus and possibly Lithocarpus mairei. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a long gallery, varying from sinuous to almost straight, with linear to dispersed frass filling the early mine, later the frass occupies about one third of the width of the mine.

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Stigmella circumargentea: Brief Summary

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Stigmella circumargentea is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is only known from Yunnan.

The wingspan is about 6.2 mm. Larvae have been found in October; adults were reared in November.

The larvae feed on Lithocarpus dealbatus and possibly Lithocarpus mairei. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a long gallery, varying from sinuous to almost straight, with linear to dispersed frass filling the early mine, later the frass occupies about one third of the width of the mine.

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