Protolithocolletis lathyri

(Protolithocolletis lathyri)

Description

Protolithocolletis lathyri is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from California and Michigan in the United States and Manitoba in Canada. The larvae feed on Lathyrus venosus and Lathyrus japonicus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is tentiform partially folding the leaflet.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Gracillariidae
Genus:Protolithocolletis
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