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Apophthisis pullata

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Apophthisis pullata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Apophthisis
Species:
A. pullata
Binomial name
Apophthisis pullata
Braun, 1915

Apophthisis pullata is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Ohio, United States.[1]

The larvae feed on Rhamnus lanceolata. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is linear at first, but gradually broadens into an irregular blotch, and occupying about a quarter of the leaf area.

References

  1. ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)[permanent dead link]


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