Micrurapteryx sophorivora
| Micrurapteryx sophorivora | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Micrurapteryx |
| Species: | M. sophorivora |
| Binomial name | |
| Micrurapteryx sophorivora Kuznetzov & Tristan, 1985 | |
Micrurapteryx sophorivora is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Kazakhstan, the European part of Russia and Tajikistan.[1]
The larvae feed on Sophora species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a blotch mine.
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