Haplochrois bipunctella

Haplochrois bipunctella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Haplochrois
Species:	H. bipunctella
Binomial name
	Haplochrois bipunctella; (Chambers, 1880)
Synonyms
	Bottimer, 1926 ; Aetia bipunctella; Tetanocentria bipunctella Chambers, 1880 ; Chaetocampa crotonella Aetia crotonella;

Haplochrois bipunctella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in North America, including Arizona, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.^[1]

Adults are on wing from May to September.^[2]

The larvae feed on Croton engelmannii. They create leaf petiole galls and mine the seeds of their host plant.^[3]

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