Stigmella birgittae

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Stigmella birgittae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. birgittae
Binomial name
Stigmella birgittae
Gustafsson, 1985
Synonyms
  • Stigmella omaniPuplesis & Diškus, 2003

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. [1]

Description

The wingspan [2] 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

  1. Nepticulidae and Opostegidae of the world
  2. "Stigmella birgittae". nepticuloidea.info. Retrieved 17 February 2017.