Biology:Stigmella birgittae
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Short description: Species of moth
Stigmella birgittae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nepticulidae |
Genus: | Stigmella |
Species: | S. birgittae
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Binomial name | |
Stigmella birgittae Gustafsson, 1985
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Stigmella birgittae is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Gustafsson in 1985. It is present in Gambia, Oman and Saudi Arabia.[1]
Description
The wingspan[2] is 3.6–4.1 mm (0.14–0.16 in) for males.
The larvae feed on Ziziphus mauritiana and Ziziphus spina-christi. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a gallery, and frequently also forms a small blotch through coalescence of the windings. The frass is deposited in a narrow central line. The larvae are yellowish green. When they leave the mine, they make a slit in the upper surface.
References
- ↑ Nepticulidae and Opostegidae of the world
- ↑ "Stigmella birgittae" (in en). http://nepticuloidea.info/stigmella-birgittae-4. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
Wikidata ☰ Q7616567 entry
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