Stigmella ipomoeella
| Stigmella ipomoeella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Stigmella |
| Species: | S. ipomoeella |
| Binomial name | |
| Stigmella ipomoeella (Gustafsson, 1976)[1] | |
Stigmella ipomoeella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is known from Sri Lanka.
The larvae feed on Ipomoea species. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
[edit]- ↑ Gustafsson, Bert (1976). "A new species of Nepticula v. Heyden and redescription of Trifurcula clinomochla (Meyrick) from Sri Lanka (Lep., Nepticulidae)" (PDF). Entomologisk Tidskrift. 97: 45–49.
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