Stigmella nigrata

Stigmella nigrata is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1913. It is found in South Africa (it was described from the Waterval Onder in Transvaal).[1]

Stigmella nigrata
Scientific classification
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Stigmella
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S. nigrata
Binomial name
Stigmella nigrata
(Meyrick, 1913)

The larvae feed on Ziziphus mucronatus. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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