Stigmella betulifoliae

Stigmella betulifoliae is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Puplesis and Diškus in 2003.[1] Specimens were in Tajikistan.[2]

Stigmella betulifoliae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. betulifoliae
Binomial name
Stigmella betulifoliae
Puplesis & Diškus, 2003

The larvae feed on Betula turkestanica. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. Puplesis, Rimantas; Diškus, Arūnas (2003). The Nepticuloidea & Tischerioidea (Lepidoptera) - a global review, with strategic regional revisions. Kaunas: Lututė. pp. 176–204. ISBN 9955-575-09-3. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  2. Nepticulidae and Opostegidae of the world


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