Biology:Stephensia staudingeri

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Short description: Species of moth

Stephensia staudingeri
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Stephensia
Species:
S. staudingeri
Binomial name
Stephensia staudingeri

Stephensia staudingeri is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found on the island of Rhodes in Greece.

The larvae feed on Origanum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as a small corridor, which is entirely filled with frass. Later, the mine becomes a full depth blotch with dispersed frass. The larva may vacate the mine and restart elsewhere. Pupation takes place outside of the mine in a dense spinning under a folded leaf margin.[1] Larvae can be found from early June to early July. They are colourless and without markings.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7610974 entry