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Micrurapteryx sophorivora

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Micrurapteryx sophorivora
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M. sophorivora
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Micrurapteryx sophorivora
Kuznetzov & Tristan, 1985

Micrurapteryx sophorivora is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Kazakhstan, the European part of Russia and Tajikistan.[1]

The larvae feed on Sophora species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a blotch mine.

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