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Stigmella celtifoliella

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Stigmella celtifoliella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. celtifoliella
Binomial name
Stigmella celtifoliella
Vári, 1955

Stigmella celtifoliella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Vári in 1955.[1] It is found in South Africa (it was described from Transvaal, Pretoria and the Zoutpansberg).[2]

Adults are on wing in January and April.

The larvae feed on Celtis africana. They probably mine the leaves of their host.

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Stigmella celtifoliella​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  2. ^ Rank:  Species. "Nepticulidae and Opostegidae of the world". Nepticuloidea.info. Retrieved 2011-12-16.