| Phyllonorycter aberrans | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. aberrans |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter aberrans (Braun, 1930) | |
Phyllonorycter aberrans is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known Ohio, Florida, Kentucky, Missouri, Arkansas, South Carolina and Tennessee in the United States.
The larvae feed on Desmodium species, including Desmodium canescens and Desmodium paniculatum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Phyllonorycter aberrans". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
- Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
External links
- Braun, Annette (March 1930). "Notes and New Species of Microlepidoptera from the Mineral Springs Region of Adams County, Ohio". Transactions of the American Entomological Society: Volume 56, Number 1. American Entomological Society. pp. 1–17.
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| Phyllonorycter aberrans | |
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