Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nepticulidae Scientific name Stigmella rhamnophila | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Stigmella Rank Species | |
Similar Stigmella centifoliella, Stigmella aceris, Ectoedemia, Stigmella, Nepticulidae | ||
Stigmella rhamnophila is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in Italy, Greece (including many of the islands), Cyprus and Israel.
The larvae feed on Rhamnus alaternus, Rhamnus lycioides, Rhamnus lycioides oleoides, Rhamnus palaestina and Rhamnus saxatilis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a rather long corridor, suddenly turning into an elongated, full depth blotch. The corridor usually follows the leaf margin for a long distance. The frass fills most of the corridor In the first section.
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