Neurolipa randiella

Neurolipa randiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Neurolipa
Species: N. randiella
Binomial name
Neurolipa randiella
(Busck, 1900)
Synonyms
  • Coriscium randiella Busck, 1900

Neurolipa randiella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family which is found in Florida in the United States.[1]

The wingspan is 5.8-6.1 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Randia aculeata. They mine the leaves of their host plants, leaving trumpet-shaped upperside blotches along leaf edges. When fresh, mined sites are not very discolored, but, as time passes, they become whitish brown.

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