Stigmella allophylica
| Stigmella allophylica | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Stigmella |
| Species: | S. allophylica |
| Binomial name | |
| Stigmella allophylica Scoble, 1978 | |
Stigmella allophylica is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It was described by Scoble in 1978.[1] It is found in South Africa (it was described from the Umhlanga Rocks in Natal).[2]
The larvae feed on Allophylus natalensis. They probably mine the leaves of their host.
References
- ↑ stigmella allophylica at the Global Lepidoptera Names Index.
- ↑ Rank: Species. "Nepticulidae and Opostegidae of the world". Nepticuloidea.info. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
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