''Stigmella amygdali'' is a
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...
of the family
Nepticulidae. It is found in
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders wit ...
(including the mainland, Rhodes and Crete).
The larvae feed on ''
Prunus dulcis''. They
mine the leaves of their host plant.
External links
bladmineerders.nlFauna Europaea
Nepticulidae
Moths of Europe
Moths described in 1978
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