Biology:Phyllonorycter aberrans
From HandWiki
Short description: Species of moth
| Phyllonorycter aberrans | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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 family Gracillariidae. It is known Ohio, Florida, Kentucky, Missouri, Arkansas, South Carolina and Tennessee in the United States.[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
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Phyllonorycter aberrans". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=127111.
- ↑ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
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. http://chla.library.cornell.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=chla;idno=5077659_4266_001.
Wikidata ☰ Q7188842 entry
 |  |
