Neurolipa randiella

Neurolipa randiella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae which is found in Florida in the United States.[1]

Neurolipa randiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Neurolipa
Species:
N. randiella
Binomial name
Neurolipa randiella
(Busck, 1900)
Synonyms
  • Coriscium randiella Busck, 1900

The wingspan is 5.8-6.1 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Randia aculeata. They mine the leaves of their host plants, leaving trumpet-shaped upperside blotches along leaf edges. When fresh, mined sites are not very discolored, but, as time passes, they become whitish brown.

References
  1. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  2. New species of moths of the superfamily Tineina from Florida


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