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Stigmella pyrivora

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

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Stigmella pyrivora
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Stigmella
Species:
S. pyrivora
Binomial name
Stigmella pyrivora
Gustafsson, 1981

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

Pyrus syriaca, the host plant of the species source ↗

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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