| Parectopa ononidis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Parectopa |
| Species: | P. ononidis |
| Binomial name | |
| Parectopa ononidis (Zeller, 1839) | |
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Parectopa ononidis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from all of Europe, except Ireland and the Balkan Peninsula.
The wingspan is about 8 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August in two to three generations per year.
The larvae feed on Ononis repens, Ononis spinosa, Trifolium medium, Trifolium montanum, Trifolium ochroleucon, Trifolium pratense and Trifolium repens. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
- Fauna Europaea
- UKmoths
- "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Parectopa ononidis |
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