Protolithocolletis lathyri explained

Protolithocolletis lathyri is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from California and Michigan in the United States and from British Columbia east to Manitoba in Canada.[1]

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.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gracillariidae.net/species_by_code/PROTLATH Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  2. http://www.microleps.org/Guide/Gracillariidae/Lithocolletinae/Protolithocolletis/index.html microleps.org