''Macrosaccus'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s in the family
Gracillariidae
Gracillariidae is an important family of insects in the order Lepidoptera and the principal family of leaf miners that includes several economic, horticultural or recently invasive pest species such as the horse-chestnut leaf miner, ''Cameraria ...
.
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.
Species
There are six species currently recognized:
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Macrosaccus coursetiae''
Eiseman & Davis
Davis may refer to:
Places Antarctica
* Mount Davis (Antarctica)
* Davis Island (Palmer Archipelago)
* Davis Valley, Queen Elizabeth Land
Canada
* Davis, Saskatchewan, an unincorporated community
* Davis Strait, between Nunavut and Gre ...
, 2017
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Macrosaccus gliricidius
''Macrosaccus gliricidius'' is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Central America (such as Honduras) and the West Indies (such as Guadeloupe).
The length of the forewings is 2.2–2.6 mm.
The larvae feed on ''Gliricidia ...
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Davis, 2011
*''
Macrosaccus morrisella''
( Fitch, 1859)
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Macrosaccus neomexicanus''
Davis, 2011
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Macrosaccus robiniella
''Macrosaccus robiniella'' is a moth of the family Gracillariidae.
Distribution
It is native to and widely distributed in North America, but is an introduced species in Europe, where it was first
reported near Basel, Switzerland, in 1983. Later ...
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(Clemens Clemens is both a Late Latin masculine given name and a surname meaning "merciful". Notable people with the name include:
Surname
* Adelaide Clemens (born 1989), Australian actress.
* Andrew Clemens (b. 1852 or 1857–1894), American folk artist
* ...
, 1859)
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Macrosaccus uhlerella''
(Fitch, 1859)
References
Lithocolletinae
Gracillarioidea genera
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Taxa named by Donald R. Davis (entomologist)
Taxa named by Jurate de Prins