Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Micrurapteryx tortuosella | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Micrurapteryx Rank Species | |
Micrurapteryx tortuosella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
The larvae feed on Lathyrus species (including Lathyrus odoratus), Medicago species (including Medicago sativa) and Melilotus species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a blotch mine.
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