Protolithocolletis lathyri

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Protolithocolletis lathyri
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P. lathyri
Binomial name
Protolithocolletis lathyri
Braun, 1929

Protolithocolletis lathyri is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from California and Michigan in the United States and from British Columbia east to Manitoba in Canada.[1][2]

The larvae feed on Lathyrus venosus and Lathyrus japonicus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is tentiform partially folding the leaflet.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  2. ^ Gregory R. Pohl; Jean-François Landry; Christian Schmidt; et al. (2018). Annotated checklist of the moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) of Canada and Alaska. Series Faunistica. Vol. 118. ISBN 978-954-642-909-4. OL 32898597M. Wikidata Q97158808.
  3. ^ microleps.org