Stigmella parinarella (lat.) Is a type of baby mole of the genus Stigmella ( Nepticulinae ) from the Nepticulidae family .
| Stigmella parinarella |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetric |
| Hoard : | Insects with full transformation |
| Nadotryad : | Amphiesmenoptera |
| Infrastructure : | Butterflies |
| Superfamily : | Nepticuloidea |
| View: | Stigmella parinarella |
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| International Scientific Name |
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Stigmella parinarella vari , 1955 |
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Endemic of South Africa : South Africa [1] . Caterpillars feed on plants of the species Parinaria capense (family Chrysobalanaceae ), undermine the upper surface of the leaves. St. charistis is close to the species Stigmella abutilonica , Stigmella charistis , Stigmella fluida , differing from them by two silver spots on the front wings. The species was described by the South African entomologist L. Vari (Dr L. Vari; Transvaal Museum, South Africa) [2] [3] . In the apical part of the front wings two veins are developed: R 4 + 5 and M [4] .