Phyllonorycter memorabilis
Phyllonorycter memorabilis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from California, United States.[1]
| Phyllonorycter memorabilis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. memorabilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter memorabilis (Braun, 1939) | |
The larvae feed on Lathyrus species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a large tentiform mine on the underside of the leaf. The loosened lower epidermis is white and so much wrinkled at maturity that the leaf is closely rolled over.
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