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Phyllonorycter ostryaefoliella
Scientific classification Edit this 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
  • Lithocolletis ostryaefoliella Clemens, 1859
  • Phyllonorycter mirifica (Frey & Boll, 1873)
  • Phyllonorycter ostryifoliella (Meyrick, 1912)

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


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Phyllonorycter ostryaefoliella
Scientific classification Edit this 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
  • Lithocolletis ostryaefoliella Clemens, 1859
  • Phyllonorycter mirifica (Frey & Boll, 1873)
  • Phyllonorycter ostryifoliella (Meyrick, 1912)

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



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