Protolithocolletis lathyri
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| Protolithocolletis lathyri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Protolithocolletis |
| Species: | P. lathyri |
| Binomial name | |
| Protolithocolletis lathyri Braun, 1929 | |
Protolithocolletis lathyri is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from California and Michigan in the United States and from British Columbia east to Manitoba in Canada.[1][2]
The larvae feed on Lathyrus venosus and Lathyrus japonicus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is tentiform partially folding the leaflet.[3]
