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Leucanthiza amphicarpeaefoliella

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Leucanthiza amphicarpeaefoliella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Leucanthiza
Species:
L. amphicarpeaefoliella
Binomial name
Leucanthiza amphicarpeaefoliella
Clemens, 1859
Synonyms
  • Leucanthiza amphicarpeifoliella Meyrick, 1912
  • Leucanthiza saundersella Chambers, 1871

Leucanthiza amphicarpeaefoliella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Québec, Canada, and the United States (including Kentucky, Connecticut, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Illinois).[1]

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

  1. ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)

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