Micrurapteryx sophorella

Micrurapteryx sophorella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, the Caucasus and Uzbekistan.[1]

Micrurapteryx sophorella
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M. sophorella
Binomial name
Micrurapteryx sophorella
Kuznetzov, 1979

The larvae feed on Sophora species. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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