Parectopa
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Parectopa is a genus of moth
s in the family Gracillariidae
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Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s in the family Gracillariidae
Gracillariidae
Gracillariidae is an important family of insects in the order Lepidoptera and the principal family of leaf miners that includes several economic, horticultural or recently invasive pest species such as the horse-chestnut leaf miner, Cameraria ohridella....
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Species
- Parectopa albicostellaParectopa albicostellaParectopa albicostella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Canada and the United States . It was described by A.F. Braun in 1925....
Braun, 1925 - Parectopa bosquellaParectopa bosquellaParectopa bosquella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Texas, U.S.A. It was described by V.T. Chambers in 1876....
(Chambers, 1876) - Parectopa bumeliellaParectopa bumeliellaParectopa bumeliella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Kentucky and Arkansas, U.S.A. It was described by A.F. Braun in 1939....
Braun, 1939 - Parectopa capniasParectopa capniasParectopa capnias is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from India and Sri Lanka.The larvae feed on Ixora parviflora. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant....
Meyrick, 1908 - Parectopa clethrataParectopa clethrataParectopa clethrata is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from South Australia....
Lower, 1923 - Parectopa dactylotaParectopa dactylotaParectopa dactylota is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Ecuador and Peru....
Meyrick, 1915 - Parectopa exorychaParectopa exorychaParectopa exorycha is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Brazil....
Meyrick, 1928 - Parectopa geraniellaParectopa geraniellaParectopa geraniella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the United States . It was described by A.F. Braun in 1935....
Braun, 1935 - Parectopa grisellaParectopa grisellaParectopa grisella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Indonesia and Malaysia .The larvae feed on Manilkara zapota and Mimusops elengi. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant....
(van Deventer, 1904) - Parectopa heptametraParectopa heptametraParectopa heptametra is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Colombia....
Meyrick, 1915 - Parectopa interpositellaParectopa interpositellaParectopa interpositella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the United States .The larvae feed on Quercus obtusifolia. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant....
(Frey & Boll, 1876) - Parectopa lespedezaefoliellaParectopa lespedezaefoliellaParectopa lespedezaefoliella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Québec and the United States ....
Clemens, 1860 - Parectopa leucocymaParectopa leucocymaThe Kauri Leafminer is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from New Zealand.The larvae feed on Agathis australis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts at the tip of the leaf and then heads for the general direction of the petiole, sometimes double-backing along...
(Meyrick, 1889) - Parectopa leucographaParectopa leucographaParectopa leucographa is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Queensland....
Turner, 1940 - Parectopa lithocolletinaParectopa lithocolletinaParectopa lithocolletina is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Colombia....
(Zeller, 1877) - Parectopa lithomachaParectopa lithomachaParectopa lithomacha is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Ecuador....
Meyrick, 1915 - Parectopa lyginellaParectopa lyginellaParectopa lyginella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from New South Wales....
(Meyrick, 1880) - Parectopa mnesicalaParectopa mnesicalaParectopa mnesicala is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from New South Wales....
(Meyrick, 1880) - Parectopa nesitisParectopa nesitisParectopa nesitis is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the Virgin Islands ....
(Walsingham, 1897) - Parectopa occultaParectopa occultaParectopa occulta is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the United States .The larvae feed on Vicia caroliniana and Melilotus species, including Melilotus officinalis. They mine the leaves of their host plant...
Braun, 1922 - Parectopa ononidisParectopa ononidisParectopa ononidis is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from all of Europe, except Ireland and the Balkan Peninsula.The wingspan is about 8 mm...
(Zeller, 1839) - Parectopa ophidiasParectopa ophidiasParectopa ophidias is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from South Australia....
(Meyrick, 1907) - Parectopa oxysphenaParectopa oxysphenaParectopa oxysphena is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from India .The larvae feed on Flemingia strobilifera. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant....
Meyrick, 1934 - Parectopa pennsylvaniellaParectopa pennsylvaniellaParectopa pennsylvaniella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Canada and the United States .The wingspan is about 7 mm....
(Engel, 1907) - Parectopa picroglossaParectopa picroglossaParectopa picroglossa is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Sri Lanka....
Meyrick, 1912 - Parectopa plantaginisellaParectopa plantaginisellaParectopa plantaginisella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Québec and the United States ....
(Chambers, 1872) - Parectopa promylaeaParectopa promylaeaParectopa promylaea is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from India ....
(Meyrick, 1817) - Parectopa pselaphotisParectopa pselaphotisParectopa pselaphotis is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Ecuador....
Meyrick, 1915 - Parectopa pulverellaParectopa pulverellaParectopa pulverella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the Dominican Republic and the Virgin Islands ....
(Walsingham, 1897) - Parectopa quadristrigellaParectopa quadristrigellaParectopa quadristrigella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Colombia....
(Zeller, 1877) - Parectopa refulgensParectopa refulgensParectopa refulgens is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Ecuador....
Meyrick, 1915 - Parectopa robiniellaParectopa robiniellaThe Locust Digitate Leafminer is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is native to North America, but was accidentally introduced to Italy, where it was first found in 1970. It has now been recorded from Italy, France, Germany, Slovenia, Croatia, Austria, Slovakia, Romania, Ukraine and...
Clemens, 1863 - Parectopa rotigeraParectopa rotigeraParectopa rotigera is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Chile....
Meyrick, 1931 - Parectopa thermopsellaParectopa thermopsellaParectopa thermopsella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the United States .The larvae feed on Thermopsis fabacea var. montana, Thermopsis montana and Thermopsis rhombifolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a flat, irregular mine on the...
(Chambers, 1875) - Parectopa toxomachaParectopa toxomachaParectopa toxomacha is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from New South Wales.The larvae feed on Pultenaea species, including Pultenaea daphnoides. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant....
(Meyrick, 1883) - Parectopa trichophysaParectopa trichophysaParectopa trichophysa is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Peru....
Meyrick, 1915 - Parectopa tyrianchaParectopa tyrianchaParectopa tyriancha is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Queensland....
Meyrick, 1920 - Parectopa undosaParectopa undosaParectopa undosa is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Haiti and the Virgin Islands ....
(Walsingham, 1897) - Parectopa vimineaParectopa vimineaParectopa viminea is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Peru....
Meyrick, 1915