Rosette Grass Tentiform Leafminer Moth
Leucospilapteryx sp. 1
Rosette Grass Tentiform Leafminer Moth: https://marylandbiodiversity.org/species/21861
Synonyms
Leucospilapteryx n. sp. 

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16 Records

Description

Adults of this undescribed species appear similar to Acrocercops astericola and Leucospilapteryx venustella. L. sp. 1 can be distinguished by the all-white tarsi of the forelegs and midlegs, which have dark spots or bands in the other two species (BugGuide). The caterpillars create a tentiform blotch mine at the leaf tip (Eiseman, 2021: 714). The species may prove to be common and widespread like its host plants.

Relationships

Larval host plants include rosette grasses, including Deertongue.

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