Leucanthiza amphicarpeaefoliella
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Leucanthiza |
| Species: | L. amphicarpeaefoliella
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| Leucanthiza amphicarpeaefoliella Clemens, 1859
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Leucanthiza amphicarpeaefoliella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Ontario and Québec in Canada, and Kentucky, Connecticut, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Vermont, and Illinois in the United States.[1][2]
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.
References[]
- ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
- ^ Gregory R. Pohl; Jean-François Landry; Christian Schmidt; et al. (2018). Annotated checklist of the moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) of Canada and Alaska. Series Faunistica. Vol. 118. ISBN 978-954-642-909-4. ISSN 1312-0174. Wikidata Q97158808.
External links[]
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Categories:
- Lithocolletinae
- Moths described in 1859
- Lithocolletinae stubs
- Moths of North America
- Lepidoptera of Canada
- Lepidoptera of the United States
- Leaf miners
- Taxa named by James Brackenridge Clemens