Macrosaccus morrisella explained
Macrosaccus morrisella (hog peanut moth) is a moth of the family Gracillariidae.[1] [2] In North America it is known from Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec, south and west to Texas and Colorado.
The wingspan is 6–7 mm.
The larvae feed on Amphicarpaea bracteata, Strophostyles leiosperma, and soybean (Glycine max).[3] They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine begins as an elongate serpentine track on the underside of the leaflet. This enlarges to an elongate-oval, whitish blotch which eventually becomes strongly tentiform.
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.gracillariidae.net/species_by_code/PHYLMORR Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
- Book: Fitch . Asa . Reports on the noxious, beneficial and other insects, of the state of New York. Made to the State agricultural society, pursuant to an annual appropriation for this purpose from the legislature of the state. . Comstock . Anna Botsford . Say . Thomas . New York State Agricultural Society. . 1856 . C. Van Benthuysen, printer [etc.] . Albany . 10.5962/bhl.title.140731 . New York State Agricultural Society.
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