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Leucanthiza dircella

Wikipedia Abstract

Leucanthiza dircella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Québec, Canada, and the United States (including California, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, Vermont and Maine). There is one generation per year in northern Michigan. The larvae feed on Dirca palustris. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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Prey / Diet

Dirca palustris (eastern leatherwood)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Chionaspis lintneri (Lintner scale)1

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0