Biology:Leucanthiza amphicarpeaefoliella

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Short description: Species of moth

Leucanthiza amphicarpeaefoliella
Leucanthiza amphicarpeaefoliella damage.jpg
Damage caused by Leucanthiza amphicarpeaefoliella
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Leucanthiza
Species:
L. amphicarpeaefoliella
Binomial name
Leucanthiza amphicarpeaefoliella
Clemens, 1859
Synonyms
  • Leucanthiza amphicarpeifoliella Meyrick, 1912
  • Chambers, 1871 Leucanthiza saundersella

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