Stigmella abutilonica
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| Stigmella abutilonica | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Stigmella |
| Species: | S. abutilonica |
| Binomial name | |
| Stigmella abutilonica Scoble, 1978 | |
Stigmella abutilonica is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It was described by Scoble in 1978. It is found in South Africa (it was described from the Umhlanga Rocks in Natal).[1]
The larvae feed on Abutilon grantii. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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