Micrurapteryx sophorella
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Micrurapteryx sophorella Kuznetzov, 1979
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Micrurapteryx sophorella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, the Caucasus and Uzbekistan.[1]
The larvae feed on Sophora species. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
References[]
- ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)[permanent dead link]
Categories:
- Gracillariinae
- Moths described in 1979
- Moths of Asia
- Insects of Central Asia
- Gracillariinae stubs