Macrosaccus coursetiae
Appearance
Macrosaccus coursetiae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Macrosaccus |
Species: | M. coursetiae
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Binomial name | |
Macrosaccus coursetiae Eiseman & Davis, 2017[1]
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Macrosaccus coursetiae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Arizona in the United States.[1]
The larvae feed on Coursetia glandulosa.[1] They mine the leaves of their host plant.[1]
Larvae are parasitized by Chrysocharis walleyi, a parasitoid wasp in the family (Eulophidae).[1]
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