Stigmella progama
Stigmella progama is a species of moth in the family Nepticulidae. This species is endemic to New Zealand and has only been collected on Bold Peak in the Humboldt Mountains. Larvae are leaf miners although their larval host plant has yet to be determined. It is classified as "Data Deficient" by the Department of Conservation. S. progama has only been collected on Bold Peak, in the Humboldt Ranges, in Otago.
Taxonomy
This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1924 using a female specimen collected by George Hudson at Bold Peak, Lake Wakatipu in the Humboldt Mountains at 4000 ft. on the 5 January. Meyrick named the species Nepticula progama. George Hudson discussed and illustrated the species under that name in his 1928 publication The Butterflies and Moths of New Zealand. In 1988 John S. Dugdale assigned this species to the genus Stigmella. This placement was confirmed in 1989. The female holotype specimen is held at the Natural [History Museum, London].Description
Meyrick described this species as follows:Although similar in appearance to S. oriastra, S. progama can be distinguished as it has a submedial brown area on the forewing. As at 1989, male of the species has yet to be collected.