Stigmella ficivora

Stigmella ficivora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. ficivora
Binomial name
Stigmella ficivora
Gustafsson, 1985

Stigmella ficivora is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Gustafsson in 1985. It is endemic to Gambia where it is found only in one city called Bakau.[1]

The larvae feed on Ficus parasitica species. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. ^ Nepticulidae and Opostegidae of the world


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