Phyllonorycter cretaceella
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Phyllonorycter cretaceella (Braun, 1925)
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Phyllonorycter cretaceella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the United States (Arizona).[1]
The larvae feed on Quercus hypoleuca and Quercus hypoleucoides. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a yellowish and brownish blotch mine on the upperside of the leaf. There is a single wrinkle in the epidermis