Macrosaccus morrisella
Species of moth
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Macrosaccus morrisella (hog peanut moth) is a moth of the family Gracillariidae.[2][3] In North America it is known from Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec, south and west to Texas and Colorado.[4][5]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Macrosaccus |
| Species: | M. morrisella |
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| Macrosaccus morrisella | |
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The wingspan is 6–7 mm.
The larvae feed on Amphicarpaea bracteata, Strophostyles leiosperma, and soybean (Glycine max).[6][5] They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine begins as an elongate serpentine track on the underside of the leaflet. This enlarges to an elongate-oval, whitish blotch which eventually becomes strongly tentiform.[5]
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Mines on Amphicarpaea bracteata
