Phyllonorycter mariaeella

Phyllonorycter mariaeella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Infraorder:	Heteroneura
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Phyllonorycter
Species:	P. mariaeella
Binomial name
	Phyllonorycter mariaeella; (Chambers, 1875)
Synonyms
	Lithocolletis mariaeella Chambers, 1875; Phyllonorycter mariaella Maier & Davis, 1989; Phyllonorycter mariella (Riley, 1891);

Phyllonorycter mariaeella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. 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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