Phyllonorycter aberrans Braun, 1930
Phyllonorycter aberrans: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/5550
Synonyms
Anarsioses aberrans  Hodges #0725 
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Host plants are species in the family Fabaceae, including Groundnut and Desmodium (BugGuide).

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Phyllonorycter aberrans
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. aberrans
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter aberrans
(Braun, 1930) [1]

Phyllonorycter aberrans is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known Ohio, Florida, Kentucky, Missouri, Arkansas, South Carolina and Tennessee in the United States.[2]

The larvae feed on Desmodium species, including Desmodium canescens and Desmodium paniculatum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Phyllonorycter aberrans​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
  2. ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)[permanent dead link]
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