Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Leucanthiza dircella | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Leucanthiza Rank Species | |
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).
There is one generation per year in northern Michigan.
The larvae feed on Dirca palustris. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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