Stigmella betulifoliae
Appearance
Stigmella betulifoliae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nepticulidae |
Genus: | Stigmella |
Species: | S. betulifoliae
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Binomial name | |
Stigmella betulifoliae Puplesis & Diškus, 2003
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Stigmella betulifoliae is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Puplesis and Diškus in 2003.[1] Specimens were in Tajikistan.[2]
The larvae feed on Betula turkestanica. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
[edit]- ^ Puplesis, Rimantas; Diškus, Arūnas (2003). The Nepticuloidea & Tischerioidea (Lepidoptera) - a global review, with strategic regional revisions. Kaunas: Lututė. pp. 176–204. ISBN 9955-575-09-3. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ Nepticulidae and Opostegidae of the world