gracilariid

• Petit papillon de nuit, souvent terne ou à reflets métalliques, appartenant à la famille des Gracillariidae, dont les larves sont des insectes mineurs créant des galeries caractéristiques à l’intérieur des feuilles des plantes.

A small, often dull or metallic-colored moth belonging to the family Gracillariidae, whose larvae are leaf miners that create distinctive tunnels within plant leaves.

1. Leaf-mining mothC2formalscientific

   A small, often dull or metallic-colored moth from the family Gracillariidae, whose larvae feed by mining inside plant leaves.

   Gracillaire (papillon mineur des feuilles)

   • The gracilariid moth is a common pest in apple orchards.
   • Researchers discovered a new species of gracilariid in the tropical forest.
   • The larvae of gracilariids create distinctive serpentine mines in leaves.