| Stigmella allophylica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Stigmella |
| Species: | S. allophylica |
| Binomial name | |
| Stigmella allophylica Scoble, 1978 | |
Stigmella allophylica is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1978. It is found in South Africa (it was described from the Umhlanga Rocks in Natal).
The larvae feed on Allophylus natalensis. They probably mine the leaves of their host.
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Stigmella allophylica". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- Rank: Species. "Nepticulidae and Opostegidae of the world". Nepticuloidea.info. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Stigmella allophylica |
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