Idioglossa miraculosa
Idioglossa miraculosa is a moth of the family Batrachedridae. It was described by Frey and Boll in 1878. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida, Illinois, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee and Texas.[1][2]
| Idioglossa miraculosa | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Batrachedridae |
| Genus: | Idioglossa |
| Species: | I. miraculosa |
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| Idioglossa miraculosa (Frey & Boll, 1878) | |
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The wingspan is about 10 mm.[3] Adults are yellow with metallic fasciae on the hindwings only. There are two or three generations per year.
The larvae feed on Dichanthelium clandestinum. They skeletonize the leaves of their host plant.[4]
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