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Leucanthiza dircella

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Leucanthiza dircella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Leucanthiza
Species:
L. dircella
Binomial name
Leucanthiza dircella
Braun, 1914

Leucanthiza dircella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Québec, Canada, and the United States (including California, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, Vermont and Maine).[1]

There is one generation per year in northern Michigan.[2]

The larvae feed on Dirca palustris. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  2. ^ Leucanthiza dircella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae): A leafminer of leatherwood, Dirca palustris
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