Leucanthiza amphicarpeaefoliella
| Leucanthiza amphicarpeaefoliella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Leucanthiza |
| Species: | L. amphicarpeaefoliella |
| Binomial name | |
| Leucanthiza amphicarpeaefoliella Clemens, 1859 | |
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Leucanthiza amphicarpeaefoliella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. 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.
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