Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nepticulidae Scientific name Stigmella allophylica | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Stigmella Rank Species | |
Stigmella allophylica is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It was described by Scoble in 1978. It is found in South Africa (it was described from the Umhlanga Rocks in Natal).
The larvae feed on Allophylus natalensis. They probably mine the leaves of their host.
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