Phyllonorycter fragilella
Appearance
Phyllonorycter fragilella | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | |
Phylum: | |
Class: | |
Order: | |
Infraorder: | |
Family: | |
Genus: | |
Species: | P. fragilella
|
Binomial name | |
Phyllonorycter fragilella (Frey & Boll, 1878)[1]
| |
Synonyms | |
|
Phyllonorycter fragilella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Québec in Canada and Texas, Maine, Michigan, New York, Massachusetts, Illinois and Wyoming in the United States.[2]
The wingspan is 8.5–9 mm.
The larvae feed on Lonicera species (including Lonicera sempervirens and Lonicera × bella), Symphoricarpos species (including Symphoricarpos orbiculatus and Symphoricarpos vulgaris) and Chiococca alba. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a tentiform mine on the underside of the leaf.
References