Parectopa ononidis
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Parectopa |
| Species: | P. ononidis |
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| Parectopa ononidis | |
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Parectopa ononidis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from all of Europe, except Ireland and the Balkan Peninsula.
The wingspan is about 8 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August in two to three generations per year.[2]
The larvae feed on Ononis repens, Ononis spinosa, Trifolium medium, Trifolium montanum, Trifolium ochroleucon, Trifolium pratense and Trifolium repens. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ UKmoths
- ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
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