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Nepticulidae
16a0051.1 – 0065   Stigmella minusculella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
Distribution Data for Stigmella minusculella
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Synonymy: Nepticula minusculella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
Nepticula chalybeia Braun, 1914
Nepticula embonella Klimesch, 1978
Taxonomic Notes: Stigmella minusculella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) includes as a synonym Stigmella chalybeia (Schoorl, et al. 1985).
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Schoorl, J.W., E.J. van Nieukerken & C. Wilkinson, 1985. The Stigmella oxyacanthella species-group in Europe (Nepticulidae: Lepidoptera). Systematic Entomology, 10(1): 65-103.
Stigmella minusculella
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