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Stigmella paliurella

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Species of moth

Stigmella paliurella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species: S. paliurella
Binomial name
Stigmella paliurella
Gerasimov, 1937

Stigmella paliurella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Italy, the Balkan Peninsula and Ukraine, east to the eastern part of the Palearctic realm. It is also present in the Near East.

There are at least two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Paliurus spina-christi. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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Taxon identifiers
Stigmella paliurella


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