Biology:Stigmella geranica
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Short description: Species of moth
Stigmella geranica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nepticulidae |
Genus: | Stigmella |
Species: | S. geranica
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Binomial name | |
Stigmella geranica Scoble, 1978
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Stigmella geranica is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1978. It is found in South Africa (it was described from Natal).[1]
The larvae feed on Geranium cf pulchrum species. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
Wikidata ☰ Q6355777 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stigmella geranica.
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