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Idioglossa miraculosa

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Moth species in family Batrachedridae

Idioglossa miraculosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Batrachedridae
Genus: Idioglossa
Species: I. miraculosa
Binomial name
Idioglossa miraculosa
(Frey & Boll, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Metamorpha miraculosa Frey & Boll, 1878
  • Idiostoma americella Walsingham, 1882

Idioglossa miraculosa is a moth of the family Batrachedridae. It was described by Frey and Boll in 1878. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida, Illinois, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee and Texas.

The wingspan is about 10 mm. There are two or three generations per year.

The larvae feed on Dichanthelium clandestinum. They skeletonize the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. Idioglossa at funet.fi.
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Description of Idiostoma americella in Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. 10 : 199
  4. Bug Guide
Taxon identifiers
Idioglossa miraculosa


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