Biology:Macrosaccus morrisella

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Short description: Species of moth

Hog peanut moth
Macrosaccus morrisella adult.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Macrosaccus
Species:
M. morrisella
Binomial name
Macrosaccus morrisella
(Fitch, 1859)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phyllonorycter amphicarpaeella Argyromiges morrisella
  • Fitch, 1859 (Fitch, 1859)
  • (Dyar, 1903) Phyllonorycter amphicarpeaeella
  • Phyllonorycter morrisella (Chambers, 1877)
  • Lithocolletis morrisella (Fitch, 1859)
  • (Zeller, 1875) Phyllonorycter texanella

Macrosaccus morrisella (hog peanut moth) is a moth of the family Gracillariidae.[2][3] In North America it is known from Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec, south and west to Texas and Colorado.[4][5]

The wingspan is 6–7 mm.

The larvae feed on Amphicarpaea bracteata, Strophostyles leiosperma, and soybean (Glycine max).[6][5] They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine begins as an elongate serpentine track on the underside of the leaflet. This enlarges to an elongate-oval, whitish blotch which eventually becomes strongly tentiform.[5]

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References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q110247987 entry