Leucanthiza dircella
Leucanthiza dircella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Leucanthiza |
Species: | L. dircella |
Binomial name | |
Leucanthiza dircella Braun, 1914 | |
Leucanthiza dircella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Québec, Canada, and the United States (including California, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, Vermont and Maine).[1]
There is one generation per year in northern Michigan.[2]
The larvae feed on Dirca palustris. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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