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Leucanthiza amphicarpeaefoliella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Infraorder: | Heteroneura |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Leucanthiza |
Species: | L. amphicarpeaefoliella |
Binomial name | |
Leucanthiza amphicarpeaefoliella Clemens, 1859 | |
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Leucanthiza amphicarpeaefoliella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Québec, Canada, and the United States (including Kentucky, Connecticut, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Illinois).[1]
The wingspan is about 8 mm.
The larvae feed on Amphicarpaea bracteata. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a conspicuous white blotch mine on the upperside of the leaf.
References
^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)[permanent dead link]
External links
- mothphotographersgroup
- Leucanthiza at microleps.org
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