Stigmella symmora
Appearance
Stigmella symmora | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nepticulidae |
Genus: | Stigmella |
Species: | S. symmora
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Binomial name | |
Stigmella symmora (Meyrick, 1906)
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Stigmella symmora is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is only known from the southern Gulf coast of South Australia.
The wingspan is 5.2–5.7 mm for males and 5–6 mm for females.
The larvae probably feed on Dodonaea viscosa. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
External links
[edit]- Australian Faunal Directory
- Australian Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera): Redescription of the named species