Micrurapteryx occulta

Braun, 1922

Sort #: 241 | P3 #: 330173 | MPG #: 654
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Larval feeding type: leaf-miner, pupates outside the mine is a silken cocoon
Larval substrate: Lathyrus japonicus (Beach Pea), Vicia caroliniana, Melilotus officinalis, Medicago lupulina
Phenology: Adult: 7/24 to 7/31 (2 records)

Comment: Synonym: 648 Parectopa albicostella Braun 1925

Status in MA (automated assessment): Uncertain occurrence
Status in N. America: Native
MA Endangered Species Act status: None
First Year Reported: 2008
Last Year Reported: 2013

Distribution by County: Middlesex
Number of Records: 2