Parectopa geraniella
| Parectopa geraniella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Parectopa |
| Species: | P. geraniella |
| Binomial name | |
| Parectopa geraniella Braun, 1935[1] | |
Parectopa geraniella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the United States (Ohio, Kentucky and Missouri).[1] It was described by A.F. Braun in 1935.[2]
The hostplant for the species is Geranium maculatum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a linear mine, much contorted in the later stages and becoming blotch-like through the confluence of the convolutions.
References
- 1 2 Parectopa geraniella Braun, 1935
- ↑ Braun, A. F. 1935. Notes and new species of Microlepidoptera. - Transactions of the American Entomological Society 61:45–52.
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