Stigmella tragilis

Stigmella tragilis is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1978. It is found in South Africa (it was described from Margate in Natal).[1]

Stigmella tragilis
Scientific classification
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Stigmella
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S. tragilis
Binomial name
Stigmella tragilis
Scoble, 1978

The larvae feed on Tragia durbanensis. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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