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Nepticuloidea
Stigmella altimontana Remeikis & Stonis in Stonis et al., 2016
Nomenclature
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Unranked: Core StigmellaUnranked: Stigmella epicosma group
Species:
Stigmella altimontana Remeikis & Stonis in Stonis et al., 2016
Usage:
valid
Type information:
Holotype: ♂, PERU, Dept. Ancash, 50 km SE Huaraz, Rio Puma Pampa, Valley Ingenio, 9°53'53"S, 77° 15'40"W, elevation 4200–4350 m, 14–15.ii.1987, O. Karsholt, genitalia slide no. RA539♂ (ZMUC).
type genitalia preparation:
RA539
Type depository:
Zoological Museum, Natural History Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen (ZMUC)
Etymology:
The species name is derived from Latin altus (high) and montanus (mountainous) in reference to the species occurrence at very high altitudes.