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Genus Leucospilapteryx

Leucospilapteryx venustella, 0698 - Leucospilapteryx venustella

St. Andrews leaf miner on Mikania scandens SA462 2016 3 - Leucospilapteryx venustella

St. Andrews leaf miner on Mikania scandens SA462 2016 4 - Leucospilapteryx venustella

St. Andrews leaf miner on Ambrosia artemesiifolia SA593 2016 1 - Leucospilapteryx venustella

St. Andrews leaf miner on Ambrosia artemesiifolia SA593 2016 2 - Leucospilapteryx venustella

St. Andrews Leaf miner on Bidens bipinnata SA621 2016 2 - Leucospilapteryx venustella

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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 Acrocercopinae

Genus Leucospilapteryx

Numbers

1 species in North America listed at All-Leps

Internet References

pinned adult and live larva image plus photos of larval damage to leaves (Steve Harrison, Illinois, microleps.org)

Contributed by Robin McLeod on 13 April, 2009 - 5:52am

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