# Stigmella erysibodea

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***Stigmella erysibodea*** is a species of [moth](/source/Moth) of the family [Nepticulidae](/source/Nepticulidae).[2] It is [endemic](/source/Endemism) to [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand) and has been observed in both the North and South Islands. The larvae of this species are [leaf miners](/source/Leaf_miner) and feed on the leaves of *[Olearia ilicifolia](/source/Olearia_ilicifolia)* and *[Olearia albida](/source/Olearia_algida).* Adults have been observed on the wing in November and February.

## Taxonomy

This species was first described in 1989 by Hans Donner and Christopher Wilkinson from specimens collected in the [Taupō](/source/Taup%C5%8D), [Taranaki](/source/Taranaki) and [Fiordland](/source/Fiordland) regions.[3] The male [holotype](/source/Holotype) specimen, collected at Lyttle's Flat, [Hollyford Valley](/source/Hollyford_Valley) on the 3 February 1976 "on *[Olearia ilicifolia](/source/Olearia_ilicifolia)*" by J. S. Dugdaleis, is held at the [New Zealand Arthropod Collection](/source/New_Zealand_Arthropod_Collection).[3]

## Description

Donner and Wilkinson described the adult male of this species as follows:

Head. Frontal tuft white; scape brown; collar brown-grey; antenna brown, comprising 42 segments. Thorax brown-grey. Forewing 3-4 mm long, slender, with fore and hind margins more or less parallel; browngrey with irregularly scattered paler spots, lustrous, reflecting smooth silvery grey that seems to cover wing with a thin, transparent layer; fringe brown, short, thickly set. Hindwing and fringe grey. Abdomen brown-grey.[3]

Donner and Wilkinson also described the female of the species as follows:

As for male, but with about 30 antennal segments, and wing fringe longer.[3]

*S. erysibodea* is similar in appearance to *[S. atrata](/source/Stigmella_atrata)*, however it is smaller in size.[3]

## Distribution

*S. erysibodea* is endemic to New Zealand.[4][5] It has been observed in both the North and South Islands.[6][3]

## Behaviour

The larvae [mine](/source/Leaf_miner) the leaves of their host plants.[7] Adults have been observed on the wing in November and February.[3]

## Host

The larvae have been shown to feed on *[Olearia ilicifolia](/source/Olearia_ilicifolia)*, a species that is endemic to New Zealand, and also *[Olearia albida](/source/Olearia_algida)*, a south-eastern Australian species cultivated in New Zealand, as the moth has been successfully reared from both these plants*.*[7]

## References

1. ["Stigmella erysibodea Donner & Wilkinson, 1989"](https://biotanz.landcareresearch.co.nz/scientific-names/c8ee790f-5452-4fa1-83c5-e2085415dbf4). *biotanz.landcareresearch.co.nz*. Retrieved 2023-10-05.

1. Wikidata item [Q28109648](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28109648)

1. Wikidata item [Q45079930](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q45079930)

1. Wikidata item [Q45922947](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q45922947)

1. ["Stigmella erysibodea Donner & Wilkinson, 1989"](https://biotanz.landcareresearch.co.nz/scientific-names/c8ee790f-5452-4fa1-83c5-e2085415dbf4). *biotanz.landcareresearch.co.nz*. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 2023-10-05.

1. ["Stigmella erysibodea Donner & Wilkinson, 1989"](http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/d518998d-844b-40ab-9602-9414c97f7515). *www.nzor.org.nz*. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-07-12.

1. ["Stigmella erysibodea Donner & Wilkinson, 1989"](https://plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz/ReportForm.aspx?RecordId=53&Type=H&ReportType=Adv&SortBy=Alpha&Biostatus=a,c,e,n). *plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz*. 2011. Retrieved 2018-07-12.

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