Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Leucanthiza | |
Scientific name Leucanthiza amphicarpeaefoliella | ||
Leucanthiza amphicarpeaefoliella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Québec, Canada, and the United States (including Kentucky, Connecticut, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Illinois).
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.
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