Stigmella azaroli

Stigmella azaroli
Stigmella azaroli
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species: S. azaroli
Binomial name
Stigmella azaroli
(Klimesch, 1978)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula azaroli Klimesch, 1978

Stigmella azaroli is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in Greece and on Cyprus.

The larvae feed on Crataegus azarolus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine begins as a small corridor, entirely filled with frass. Later it widens, resembling a blotch.

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