Parectopa interpositella

Parectopa interpositella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Parectopa
Species: P. interpositella
Binomial name
Parectopa interpositella
(Frey & Boll, 1876)

Parectopa interpositella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Texas, United States.[1]

The larvae feed on Quercus obtusifolia. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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