Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Parectopa thermopsella | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Parectopa Rank Species | |
Parectopa thermopsella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the Colorado, United States.
The larvae feed on Thermopsis fabacea var. montana, Thermopsis montana and Thermopsis rhombifolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a flat, irregular mine on the upperside of the leaf.
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