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Genus Micrurapteryx

tiny brown and white long skinny moth - Micrurapteryx

Willow Leafblotch Miner - Micrurapteryx salicifoliella

Aaptisia leaf with larva - Micrurapteryx occulta

Blotch mine or window feeding - willow? - Micrurapteryx salicifoliella

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Gracillarioidea (Ribbed Cocoon-maker and Leaf Blotch Miner Moths)

Family Gracillariidae (Leaf Blotch Miner Moths)

Subfamily Ornixolinae

Genus Micrurapteryx

Identification

The two described Nearctic species are very similar but differ in their host plants and male genitalia. In addition, the forewing of M. occulta possesses more white strigulae along the costal margin than in M. salicifoliella (Don Davis in email to C. Eiseman).

Contributed by Mike Quinn on 28 December, 2008 - 5:50pm
Additional contributions by ceiseman
Last updated 11 February, 2018 - 8:25am

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