- Stigmella ulmiphaga
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Stigmella ulmiphaga Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Nepticulidae Genus: Stigmella Species: S. ulmiphaga Binomial name Stigmella ulmiphaga
(Preissecker, 1942)Synonyms - Nepticula ulmiphaga Preissecker, 1942
Stigmella ulmiphaga is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in south-eastern Europe, from Austria to Greece. It is also known from Turkmenistan.
The larvae feed on Ulmus species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is very similar to the mines of Stigmella ulmivora and Stigmella kazakhstanica.
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