Stigmella wollofella
| Stigmella wollofella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Stigmella |
| Species: | S. wollofella |
| Binomial name | |
| Stigmella wollofella (Gustafsson, 1972) | |
Stigmella wollofella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It was described by Gustafsson in 1972 and is endemic to Gambia where it was discovered in Gambia River, which flows between Basse Santa Su and Banjul.[1]
The larvae feed on Ziziphus mauritania. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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