Biology:Leucanthiza amphicarpeaefoliella
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Short description: Species of moth
Leucanthiza amphicarpeaefoliella | |
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Damage caused by Leucanthiza amphicarpeaefoliella | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Leucanthiza |
Species: | L. amphicarpeaefoliella
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Binomial name | |
Leucanthiza amphicarpeaefoliella Clemens, 1859
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Leucanthiza amphicarpeaefoliella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Ontario and Québec in Canada, and Kentucky, Connecticut, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Vermont, and Illinois in the United States.[1][2]
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
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q6533984 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucanthiza amphicarpeaefoliella.
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