1. Lebendfotos

1.1. Falter

2. Biologie

2.1. Nahrung der Raupe

Unbekannt. Stonis et al. (2018: 893) vermuten: “This species most closely resembles Stigmella epicosma, which feeds on Trixis (Vargas 2011), therefore we assume that S. alticosma also may feed on an Asteraceae species.”

3. Weitere Informationen

3.1. Typenmaterial

Remeikis & Stonis (2016: 63) beschrieben die Art nach einem einzigen Falter: “Holotype: 1 ♂, PERU, Dept. Lima, 10 km N of Oyon, Quabrada Quichas, Pueblo Quichas, 10°34'17"S, 76°46'03"W, elevation ca. 4000 m, 24–26.ii.1987, O. Karsholt, genitalia slide no. Diškus 188♂ (ZMUC).”

3.2. Literatur

• Stonis, J. R., Diškus, A., Katinas, L. & M. A. Solis (2018): Asteraceae: Host to the Greatest Diversity of Leafmining Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera) in South America? — Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 120 (4): 856-902.
• Erstbeschreibung: Stonis, J. R., Diškus, A., Remeikis, A., Gerulaitis, V. & O. Karsholt (2016): Leaf-mining Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera) from record high altitudes: documenting an entire new fauna in the Andean páramo and puna. — Zootaxa 4181 (1): 1-94.