Stigmella ficivora
Appearance
Stigmella ficivora | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nepticulidae |
Genus: | Stigmella |
Species: | S. ficivora
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Binomial name | |
Stigmella ficivora Gustafsson, 1985
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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.[1]
The larvae feed on Ficus parasitica species. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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