Aspilapteryx limosella

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Aspilapteryx limosella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Aspilapteryx
Species:
A. limosella
Binomial name
Aspilapteryx limosella
(Duponchel, 1843)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ornix limosella Duponchel, 1843

Aspilapteryx limosella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found from Germany and Poland to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Greece. It is also found in central and southern Russia.

Sprigs of Teucrium chamaedrys with mined leaves (2b, 2b* and 2b**)
Larva

The larvae feed on Teucrium chamaedrys, Teucrium montanum and Jurinia cyanoides. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2010-11-03.