Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nepticulidae Scientific name Stigmella platyzona | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Stigmella Rank Species | |
Stigmella platyzona is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It was described by Vári in 1963. It is found in South Africa (it was described from the Cape Province).
The larvae feed on Ficus burttdavyi. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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