Aspilapteryx spectabilis

Aspilapteryx spectabilis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Tyrol in western Austria, where it can be found at altitudes between 2,200 and 2,500 meters.

Aspilapteryx spectabilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Aspilapteryx
Species:
A. spectabilis
Binomial name
Aspilapteryx spectabilis
Huemer, 1994[1]

The larvae probably feed on Plantago atrata. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-09. Retrieved 2010-11-04.


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