Phyllonorycter ostryaefoliella
Species of moth
Phyllonorycter ostryaefoliella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
Species: | P. ostryaefoliella |
Binomial name | |
Phyllonorycter ostryaefoliella (Clemens, 1859)[1] | |
Synonyms | |
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Phyllonorycter ostryaefoliella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Canada (Nova Scotia, Ontario and Québec) and the United States (Connecticut, Illinois, New York, Kentucky, Maine and Vermont).[2]
The wingspan is 6–6.5 mm.
The larvae feed on Ostrya species, including Ostrya virginiana and Ostrya virginica. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
External links
- Bug Guide
- mothphotographersgroup
- Phyllonorycter at microleps.org
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