Stigmella abutilonica explained

Stigmella abutilonica 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).[1]

The larvae feed on Abutilon grantii. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

Notes and References

  1. http://nepticuloidea.info/category/nepticuloidea/stigmella/stigmella-fluida-group/stigmella-abutilonica Nepticulidae and Opostegidae of the world