| Macrosaccus uhlerella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Macrosaccus |
| Species: | M. uhlerella |
| Binomial name | |
| Macrosaccus uhlerella (Fitch, 1859)[1] |
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Macrosaccus uhlerella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the United States (including Illinois, Missouri, New York, Colorado and Texas).[2]
The wingspan is 6-6.5 mm.
The larvae feed on Amorpha species (including Amorpha fruticosa) and Robinia species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mature mine is an elongate-oval, whitish blotch located on the underside of the leaf usually near the edge of the leaflet. Eventually, as the mine becomes tentiform, the leaf edge is slightly curled.[3]