Stigmella birgittae
Appearance
Stigmella birgittae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nepticulidae |
Genus: | Stigmella |
Species: | S. birgittae
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Binomial name | |
Stigmella birgittae Gustafsson, 1985
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Stigmella birgittae is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Gustafsson in 1985. It is present in Gambia, Oman and Saudi Arabia.[1]
Description
[edit]The wingspan[2] is 3.6–4.1 mm (0.14–0.16 in) for males.
The larvae feed on Ziziphus mauritiana and Ziziphus spina-christi. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
[edit]- ^ Nepticulidae and Opostegidae of the world
- ^ "Stigmella birgittae". nepticuloidea.info. Retrieved 17 February 2017.