Stigmella azaroli
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| Stigmella azaroli | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Stigmella |
| Species: | S. azaroli |
| Binomial name | |
| Stigmella azaroli (Klimesch, 1978) | |
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Stigmella azaroli is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in Greece and on Cyprus.
The larvae feed on Crataegus azarolus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine begins as a small corridor, entirely filled with frass. Later it widens, resembling a blotch.
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