Stigmella celtifoliella

Stigmella celtifoliella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nepticulidae
Genus:	Stigmella
Species:	S. celtifoliella
Binomial name
	Stigmella celtifoliella; Vári, 1955

Stigmella celtifoliella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Vári in 1955.^[1] It is found in South Africa (it was described from Transvaal, Pretoria and the Zoutpansberg).^[2]

Adults are on wing in January and April.

The larvae feed on Celtis africana. They probably mine the leaves of their host.

References

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Stigmella celtifoliella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
^ Rank: Species. "Nepticulidae and Opostegidae of the world". Nepticuloidea.info. Retrieved 2011-12-16.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Stigmella celtifoliella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 23, 2018.

[2] Rank: Species. "Nepticulidae and Opostegidae of the world". Nepticuloidea.info. Retrieved 2011-12-16.

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