Stigmella pyrivora
| Stigmella pyrivora | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Stigmella |
| Species: | S. pyrivora |
| Binomial name | |
| Stigmella pyrivora Gustafsson, 1981 | |
Stigmella pyrivora is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is endemic to Cyprus.
Pyrus syriaca, the host plant of the species
The larvae feed on Pyrus syriaca. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine resembles the mine of Stigmella paradoxa.
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