Parectopa lespedezaefoliella
| Parectopa lespedezaefoliella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Parectopa |
| Species: | P. lespedezaefoliella |
| Binomial name | |
| Parectopa lespedezaefoliella Clemens, 1860 | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Parectopa lespedezaefoliella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Québec and the United States (including Maine, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Michigan).[1]
The larvae feed on Lespedeza species (including Lespedeza violacea), Meibomia species and Robinia species (including Robinia pseudacacia). They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a flat, acutely digitate mine in the upper leaf surface.