Aspilapteryx limosella
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Aspilapteryx |
Species: | A. limosella
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Binomial name | |
Aspilapteryx limosella | |
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Aspilapteryx limosella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found from Germany and Poland to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Greece. It is also found in central and southern Russia.
The larvae feed on Teucrium chamaedrys, Teucrium montanum and Jurinia cyanoides. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2010-11-03.