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Phyllonorycter arbutusella

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Phyllonorycter arbutusella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. arbutusella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter arbutusella
(Braun, 1908)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis arbutusella Braun, 1908
  • Phyllonorycter arbutella (Meyrick, 1912)

Phyllonorycter arbutusella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from California, United States.[2]

The wingspan is about 8 mm.

The larvae feed on Arbutus menziesii. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. ^ Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner
  2. ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


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