Stigmella styracicolella
| Stigmella styracicolella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Stigmella |
| Species: | S. styracicolella |
| Binomial name | |
| Stigmella styracicolella (Klimesch, 1978) | |
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Stigmella styracicolella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found on Rhodes and in the Near East.
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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