Biology:Stigmella crotonica
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Short description: Species of moth
Stigmella crotonica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nepticulidae |
Genus: | Stigmella |
Species: | S. crotonica
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Binomial name | |
Stigmella crotonica Scoble, 1978
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Stigmella crotonica is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1978. It is found in Zimbabwe (it was described from Mount Selinda).[1]
The larvae feed on Croton sylvaticus. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
Wikidata ☰ Q7616602 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stigmella crotonica.
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