Stigmella birgittae
| Stigmella birgittae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Stigmella |
| Species: | S. birgittae |
| Binomial name | |
| Stigmella birgittae Gustafsson, 1985 | |
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Stigmella birgittae is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Gustafsson in 1985. It is present in Gambia, Oman and Saudi Arabia.
Description
The wingspan is 3.6–4.1 mm (0.14–0.16 in) for males.
The larvae feed on Ziziphus mauritiana and Ziziphus spina-christi. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
- ↑ Nepticulidae and Opostegidae of the world
- ↑ "Stigmella birgittae". nepticuloidea.info. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
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