An Idioglossa miraculosa in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/21/2017). Determined by Jacob A. Gorneau/BugGuide.
An Idioglossa miraculosa in Harford Co., Maryland (9/23/2017). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Larva is a leaf skeletonizer of Deertongue (BugGuide).
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An Idioglossa miraculosa in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/21/2017). Determined by Jacob A. Gorneau/BugGuide.
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Barbara Thurlow.
An Idioglossa miraculosa in Harford Co., Maryland (9/23/2017). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Dave Webb.
Source: Wikipedia
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Batrachedridae |
| Genus: | Idioglossa |
| Species: | I. miraculosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Idioglossa miraculosa (Frey & Boll, 1878)
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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]
The wingspan is about 10 mm.[3] 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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