Phyllonorycter mariaeella
Phyllonorycter mariaeella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
Species: | P. mariaeella |
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Phyllonorycter mariaeella (Chambers, 1875)[1] | |
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Phyllonorycter mariaeella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. 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. The mine has the form of a blotch mine on the underside of the leaf. Pupation takes place within an ovoid white silken cocoon.
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