Stephensia cedronellae is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found on the Canary Islands.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Stephensia |
| Species: | S. cedronellae
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| Stephensia cedronellae (Walsingham, 1908)[1]
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The wingspan is 6.5–7 mm. The forewings are tawny fuscous, with some faint pale sprinkling. The hindwings are dark grey.[2]
The larvae feed on Bystropogon origanifolius, Bystropogon plumosus, Calamintha, Cedronella canariensis, Lavandula canariensis, Lavandula stoechas, Mentha and Micromeria. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3] Larvae can be found from January to March.
References
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- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ lepiforum.de
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- ^ bladmineerders.nl
