Phyllonorycter mariaeella
Species of moth
Phyllonorycter mariaeella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
Species: | P. mariaeella |
Binomial name | |
Phyllonorycter mariaeella (Chambers, 1875)[1] | |
Synonyms | |
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Phyllonorycter mariaeella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Canada (Québec and Ontario) and the United States (Missouri and Michigan).[2]
The wingspan is 8-8.5 mm.
The larvae feed on Symphoricarpos species, including Symphoricarpos orbiculatus, Symphoricarpos symphoricarpos and Symphoricarpos vulgaris. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
External links
- Phyllonorycter at microleps.org
- mothphotographersgroup
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