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