Phyllonorycter mariaeella

Phyllonorycter mariaeella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. mariaeella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter mariaeella
(Chambers, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis mariaeella Chambers, 1875
  • Phyllonorycter mariaella Maier & Davis, 1989
  • Phyllonorycter mariella (Riley, 1891)

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

  1. ^ Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner
  2. ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


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