Biology:Micrurapteryx tortuosella
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Short description: Species of moth
| Micrurapteryx tortuosella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Micrurapteryx |
| Species: | M. tortuosella
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| Binomial name | |
| Micrurapteryx tortuosella Kuznetzov & Tristan, 1985
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Micrurapteryx tortuosella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.[1]
The larvae feed on Lathyrus species (including Lathyrus odoratus), Medicago species (including Medicago sativa) and Melilotus species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
Wikidata ☰ Q6840543 entry
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