Leucanthiza dircella

Leucanthiza dircella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Québec and Ontario, Canada, and the United States (including California, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, Vermont and Maine).[1][2]

Leucanthiza dircella
Mine of Leucanthiza dircella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Leucanthiza
Species:
L. dircella
Binomial name
Leucanthiza dircella
Braun, 1914

Life History

A study in northern Michigan determined this species to complete one generation per year.[3] The larvae feed by mining the leaves of Dirca palustris. They are the only known leafminer of this particular host plant.[4]

Multiple species of wasp are known to parasitize Leucanthiza dircella, including members of the genuses Pholetesor, Chrysocharis, Closterocerus, Pnigalio, and Sympiesis.[4]

References
  1. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  2. "Moth Photographers Group – Leucanthiza dircella – 0701". mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  3. Leucanthiza dircella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae): A leafminer of leatherwood, Dirca palustris
  4. Petrice, T.; Haack, R.; Mattson, W.; Birr, B. A. (2000). "Leucanthiza dircella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae): a leafminer of leatherwood, Dirca palustris". Retrieved 2021-06-21.


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