Stigmella birgittae explained

Stigmella birgittae is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Gustafsson in 1985. It is present in Gambia, Oman and Saudi Arabia.^[1]

Description

The wingspan^[2] is 3.6mm4.1mm for males.

The larvae feed on Ziziphus mauritiana and Ziziphus spina-christi. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

Notes and References

1. http://nepticuloidea.info/category/nepticuloidea/stigmella/stigmella-paliurella-group/stigmella-birgittae Nepticulidae and Opostegidae of the world
2. Web site: Stigmella birgittae. nepticuloidea.info. 17 February 2017. en.