Biology:Stigmella varii
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Short description: Species of moth
Stigmella varii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nepticulidae |
Genus: | Stigmella |
Species: | S. varii
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Binomial name | |
Stigmella varii Scoble, 1978
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Stigmella varii is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1978. It is found in South Africa (it was described from the Brits District Hartebeespoortdam in Transvaal).[1]
The larvae feed on Croton gratissimus. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
Wikidata ☰ Q6355725 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stigmella varii.
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