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Parectopa toxomacha

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Parectopa toxomacha is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from New South Wales, Australia.[2]

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Parectopa toxomacha
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Parectopa
Species:
P. toxomacha
Binomial name
Parectopa toxomacha
(Meyrick, 1882)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria toxomacha Meyrick, 1882
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The larvae feed on Pultenaea species, including Pultenaea daphnoides. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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