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Stigmella ficivora

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Species of moth

Stigmella ficivora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species: S. ficivora
Binomial name
Stigmella ficivora
Gustafsson, 1985

Stigmella ficivora is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Gustafsson in 1985. It is endemic to Gambia where it is found only in one city called Bakau.

The larvae feed on Ficus parasitica species. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. Nepticulidae and Opostegidae of the world
Taxon identifiers
Stigmella ficivora


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