Odontota horni
J. Smith, 1885
soybean leafminer
Odontota horni is a in the , commonly known as the soybean . It is found across a broad swath of eastern and central North America, with records from 28 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. The is associated with leguminous plants, including several Desmodium species, Tephrosia virginiana, and Glycine max (soybean), which gives it its .



Pronunciation
How to pronounce Odontota horni: /oʊˈdɒntoʊtə ˈhɔːrni/
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Distribution
Eastern and central United States. Documented from Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Diet
Recorded feeding on Desmodium rigidum, Desmodium canescens, Desmodium illinoense, Tephrosia virginiana, and Glycine max (soybean).
Host Associations
- Desmodium rigidum -
- Desmodium canescens -
- Desmodium illinoense -
- Tephrosia virginiana -
- Glycine max - source
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Nomenclature
Authored by J. Smith in 1885. The specific epithet 'horni' likely honors George Henry Horn (1840–1897), a prominent of that era.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
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