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Parectopa pennsylvaniella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gracillariidae

Scientific name
  
Parectopa pennsylvaniella

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Parectopa

Rank
  
Species

Parectopa pennsylvaniella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. Its habitat extends from Québec, Canada, to the states of New York, Ohio, Connecticut, Kentucky, Maine and Pennsylvania in the United States.

The wingspan is about 7 mm.

The larvae feed on Symphyotrichum cordifolium. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

Parectopa pennsylvaniella Wikipedia