Stigmella rhynchosiella

Stigmella rhynchosiella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Vári in 1955. It is found in South Africa (it was described from Pretoria).[1]

Stigmella rhynchosiella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. rhynchosiella
Binomial name
Stigmella rhynchosiella
Vári, 1955

The larvae feed on Rhynchosia nitens. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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