Stigmella symmora

Stigmella symmora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species: S. symmora
Binomial name
Stigmella symmora
(Meyrick, 1906)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula symmora Meyrick, 1906

Stigmella symmora is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. 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.


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