Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nepticulidae Scientific name Stigmella rhynchosiella | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Stigmella Rank Species | |
Stigmella rhynchosiella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It was described by Vári in 1955. It is found in South Africa (it was described from Pretoria).
The larvae feed on Rhynchosia nitens. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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