Micrurapteryx tortuosella

Micrurapteryx tortuosella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Micrurapteryx
Species:
M. tortuosella
Binomial name
Micrurapteryx tortuosella
Kuznetzov & Tristan, 1985

Micrurapteryx tortuosella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.[1]

The larvae feed on Lathyrus species (including Lathyrus odoratus), Medicago species (including Medicago sativa) and Melilotus species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


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