Biology:Stigmella allophylica
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Short description: Species of moth
| Stigmella allophylica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Stigmella |
| Species: | S. allophylica
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| Binomial name | |
| Stigmella allophylica Scoble, 1978
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Stigmella allophylica is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1978.[1] It is found in South Africa (it was described from the Umhlanga Rocks in Natal).[2]
The larvae feed on Allophylus natalensis. They probably mine the leaves of their host.
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Stigmella allophylica". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=136331. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ↑ Rank: Species. "Nepticulidae and Opostegidae of the world". Nepticuloidea.info. http://nepticuloidea.info/category/nepticuloidea/stigmella/stigmella-fluida-group/stigmella-allophylica. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
Wikidata ☰ Q5421332 entry
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