- Stigmella laqueorum
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Stigmella laqueorum Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Nepticulidae Genus: Stigmella Species: S. laqueorum Binomial name Stigmella laqueorum
(Dugdale, 1971)Synonyms - Nepticula laquaeorum Dugdale, 1971
Stigmella laqueorum is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in New Zealand.
The length of the forewings is 3–4 mm. Adults have been recorded from late November to February. They are diurnal, flying only in the morning.
The larvae feed on Olearia lyallii. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is narrοw, serpentine, rather scribble-like and close to the upper epidermal layer, widening terminally. There may be up to 20 mines per leaf. The egg is laid on the leaf underside, amongst the thick tomentum. Larvae are present in all months. They are up to 6 mm long and pale green.
The cocoon is made of pale brown or tan silk and is attached to fallen large debris or trunk bases.
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