''Protolithocolletis lathyri'' is a

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of the family

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. It is known from

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and

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in the United States and from

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east to

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in Canada. The

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e feed on ''

Lathyrus venosus ''Lathyrus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae, and contains approximately 160 species. Commonly known as peavines or vetchlings, they are native to temperate areas, with a breakdown of 52 species in Europe, 30 spe ...

'' and ''

Lathyrus japonicus ''Lathyrus japonicus'', the sea pea, beach pea, circumpolar pea or sea vetchling, is a species of flowering plant in the legume family Fabaceae, native to temperate coastal areas of the Northern Hemisphere and Argentina. It is a herbaceous pere ...

''. They

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References

Lithocolletinae Leaf miners Taxa named by Annette Frances Braun Moths of North America Lepidoptera of the United States Lepidoptera of Canada Moths described in 1929 {{Lithocolletinae-stub