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Macrosaccus
Sign in to saveMacrosaccus is a genus of moths in the family Gracillariidae.
Species
Black Locust Leafminer
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderLepidoptera
- FamilyGracillariidae
Observations1,568
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 12
- Family
- Gracillariidae
- Collections
- USNM
- Recorded in
- United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Lithocolletinae
- Image
- Macrosaccus gliricidius adult.JPG
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- Macrosaccus
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- Macrosaccus
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Etymology
- Species
- References
Macrosaccus is a genus of moths in the family Gracillariidae.
==Etymology== The generic name is derived from the ancient Greek μακρο- (meaning long) and σάκκος (meaning bag) in reference to the elongate saccus in the male genitalia.
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