Biology:Parectopa geraniella
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Short description: Species of moth
| Parectopa geraniella | |
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| Species: | P. geraniella
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| Parectopa geraniella | |
Parectopa geraniella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the US states of Ohio, Kentucky and Missouri.[1] It was described by Annette Frances Braun in 1935.[2]
The host plant for the species is Geranium maculatum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a linear mine, much contorted in the later stages and becoming blotch like through the confluence of the convolutions.
References
Wikidata ☰ Q7136643 entry
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