Stigmella alaternella
Stigmella alaternella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in France, the Iberian Peninsula and Italy.
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| Genus: | Stigmella |
| Species: | S. alaternella |
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| Stigmella alaternella (Le Marchand, 1937) | |
The larvae feed on Rhamnus alaternus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a full depth, not very slender corridor, not associated with the leaf margin, widening into a very large blotch.
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