Biology:Micrurapteryx fumosella

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Short description: Species of moth

Micrurapteryx fumosella
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Micrurapteryx
Species:
M. fumosella
Binomial name
Micrurapteryx fumosella
Kuznetzov & Tristan, 1985

Micrurapteryx fumosella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Kyrgyzstan.[1]

The larvae feed on Astragalus species (including Astragalus alpinus), Melilotus species (including Melilotus alba), Trifolium species (including Trifolium pratense) and Vicia species (including Vicia cracca). They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a blotch mine.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6840531 entry