Stigmella celtifoliella | |
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Scientific classification | |
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 Nepticulidae family. 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.