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Stigmella propalaea
Stigmella propalaea is a species of moth of the family Nepticulidae. This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1889. It is endemic to New Zealand and has only been observed at Arthur's Pass. The larvae of this species are leaf miners. Adults are on the wing in January. In 2025 this species was classified as "data deficient" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.
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Description
Meyrick described the species as follows:
♀. 7mm. Head, palpi, antennæ, and thorax whitish-ochreous. Abdomen light grey. Legs whitish-ochreous, anterior pair infuscated. Forewings lanceolate; whitish-ochreous, obscurely irrorated with brownish; a dark fuscous dot on fold at 1⁄4, a second in disc before middle, and a third immediately before apex: cilia whitish-ochreous. Hindwings light grey; cilia whitish-ochreous-grey.
Range & habitat
It is endemic to New Zealand. This species is only known from its type locality of Arthur's Pass.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
The adult moths are on the wing in January. As at 1989 the female of this species has yet to be collected.
Wikipedia: “Biology and behaviour”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 409121.