Parectopa toxomacha

Parectopa toxomacha is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from New South Wales, Australia.[2]

Parectopa toxomacha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Parectopa
Species:
P. toxomacha
Binomial name
Parectopa toxomacha
(Meyrick, 1882)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria toxomacha Meyrick, 1882

The larvae feed on Pultenaea species, including Pultenaea daphnoides. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References
  1. Australian Faunal Directory
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


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