Micrurapteryx gerasimovi

Micrurapteryx gerasimovi is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Russian Far East.[1]

Micrurapteryx gerasimovi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Micrurapteryx
Species:
M. gerasimovi
Binomial name
Micrurapteryx gerasimovi
Ermolaev, 1982

The larvae feed on Melilotus suaveolens and Vicia cracca. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References
  1. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


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