Parectopa pennsylvaniella
| Parectopa pennsylvaniella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Parectopa |
| Species: | P. pennsylvaniella |
| Binomial name | |
| Parectopa pennsylvaniella (Engel, 1907) | |
Parectopa pennsylvaniella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. Its habitat extends from Québec, Canada, to the states of New York, Ohio, Connecticut, Kentucky, Maine and Pennsylvania in the United States.[1]
The wingspan is about 7 mm.
The larvae feed on Symphyotrichum cordifolium. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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