Phyllonorycter rileyella

Phyllonorycter rileyella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Phyllonorycter
Species:	P. rileyella
Binomial name
	Phyllonorycter rileyella; (Chambers, 1875)
Synonyms
	Lithocolletis rileyella Chambers, 1875 ; Phyllonorycter tenuistrigata (Frey & Boll, 1876) ;

Phyllonorycter rileyella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Illinois, Missouri, Texas, Florida, Maine and Ohio in the United States.^[2]

The wingspan is 6–8 mm.

The larvae feed on Quercus species, including Quercus imbricaria, Quercus obtusifolia, Quercus rubra and Quercus stellata. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

^ Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner
^ "Moths FrontOffice". www.gracillariidae.net. Retrieved 2024-05-17.

External links

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[1] Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner

[2] "Moths FrontOffice". www.gracillariidae.net. Retrieved 2024-05-17.

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