Phyllonorycter ledella

Phyllonorycter ledella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species: P. ledella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter ledella
(Walsingham, 1889)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis ledella Walsingham, 1889

Phyllonorycter ledella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Québec, Canada, and California, United States.[2]

The wingspan is 9-10 mm.

The larvae feed on Ledum glandulosum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a blotch mine on the upperside of the leaf, sometimes covering the whole leaf area.

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