Phyllonorycter aberrans
| Phyllonorycter aberrans | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. aberrans |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter aberrans (Braun, 1930) [1] | |
Phyllonorycter aberrans is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the United States (Ohio, Florida, Kentucky, Missouri, Arkansas, South Carolina and Tennessee).[2]
The larvae feed on Desmodium species, including Desmodium canescens and Desmodium paniculatum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a white blotch mine, with a loosened epidermis which is very thin and almost pure white, on the upperside of the leaf
References
- ↑ Phyllonorycter aberrans at the Global Lepidoptera Names Index, Natural History Museum
- ↑ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
External links
Braun, Annette (March 1930). "Notes and New Species of Microlepidoptera from the Mineral Springs Region of Adams County, Ohio". Transactions of the American Entomological Society: Volume 56, Number 1. American Entomological Society. pp. 1–17.