Phyllonorycter diaphanella
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
Species: | P. diaphanella
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Binomial name | |
Phyllonorycter diaphanella (Frey & Boll, 1878)[1]
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Phyllonorycter diaphanella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Texas and Ohio in the United States.[2]
The wingspan is about 6 mm.
The larvae feed on Quercus species, including Quercus bicolor and Quercus ilicifolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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