Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nepticulidae Scientific name Stigmella varii | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Stigmella Rank Species | |
Stigmella varii 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 Brits District Hartebeespoortdam in Transvaal).
The larvae feed on Croton gratissimus. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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