Stigmella polydoxa

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Stigmella polydoxa
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S. polydoxa
Binomial name
Stigmella polydoxa
(Meyrick, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula polydoxaMeyrick, 1911

Stigmella polydoxa is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is indigenous to Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. [1]

It is characterised by its small size of 3mm and a silvery tornal patch in cilia. [2]

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