Stigmella rhamnophila

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Stigmella rhamnophila
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. rhamnophila
Binomial name
Stigmella rhamnophila
(Amsel, 1934)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula rhamnophilaAmsel, 1934

Stigmella rhamnophila is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Italy, Greece (including many of the islands), Cyprus and Israel.

The larvae feed on Rhamnus alaternus , Rhamnus lycioides , Rhamnus lycioides oleoides, Rhamnus palaestina and Rhamnus saxatilis . They mine the leaves of their host plant.