Stigmella styracicolella

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

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

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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