Phyllonorycter restrictella
Species of moth
Phyllonorycter restrictella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
Species: | P. restrictella |
Binomial name | |
Phyllonorycter restrictella (Braun, 1939) |
Phyllonorycter restrictella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Québec in Canada and New York, Maine, Connecticut, Vermont, Pennsylvania and Michigan in the United States.[1]
The larvae feed on Castanea dentata, Fagus grandifolia and Fagus sylvatica. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
- ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
External links
- mothphotographersgroup
- Bug Guide
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