Stigmella spinosissimae

Stigmella spinosissimae is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Great Britain and Ireland. It is also present in the eastern part of the Palearctic realm.^[1] It is essentially unicolorous and identification requires microscopic examination of the genitalia. ^{[2][3] [4]}

Stigmella spinosissimae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nepticulidae
Genus:	Stigmella
Species:	S. spinosissimae
Binomial name
Stigmella spinosissimae = (Waters, 1928)
Synonyms
Nepticula spinosissimae Waters, 1928

The larvae feed on Rosa pimpinellifolia and possibly other Rosa species.