Phyllonorycter celtifoliella
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| Species: | P. celtifoliella
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| Phyllonorycter celtifoliella (Chambers, 1871)[1]
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Phyllonorycter celtifoliella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland and Texas in the United States.[2]
The larvae feed on Celtis species, including Celtis occidentalis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a tentiform mine on the underside of the leaf. The mine, lies between two veins and is somewhat variable in shape. The pupa is suspended in a few silken threads.
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