Stigmella pyrivora

Stigmella pyrivora is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is endemic to Cyprus.

Pyrus syriaca, the host plant of the species

Stigmella pyrivora
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Stigmella
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S. pyrivora
Binomial name
Stigmella pyrivora
Gustafsson, 1981

The larvae feed on Pyrus syriaca. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine resembles the mine of Stigmella paradoxa.


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