Idioglossa miraculosa | |
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Scientific 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) | |
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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
- Idioglossa at funet.fi.
- mothphotographersgroup
- Description of Idiostoma americella in Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. 10 : 199
- Bug Guide
Taxon identifiers | |
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Idioglossa miraculosa |
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