Stigmella styracicolella

Stigmella styracicolella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species: S. styracicolella
Binomial name
Stigmella styracicolella
(Klimesch, 1978)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula styracicolella Klimesch, 1978

Stigmella styracicolella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found on Rhodes and in the Near East.

The larvae feed on Styrax officinalis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a corridor with a central frass line. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.


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