Phyllonorycter ledella
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| Phyllonorycter ledella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. ledella
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| Phyllonorycter ledella (Walsingham, 1889)[1]
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Phyllonorycter ledella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Québec, Canada, and California, United States.[2] The species is listed as endangered in Connecticut.[3]
The wingspan is 9–10 mm.
The larvae feed on Rhododendron columbianum.[4] They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a blotch mine on the upperside of the leaf, sometimes covering the whole leaf area.
References[edit]
- ^ Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner
- ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ Aquatic Dicotyledons of North America: Ecology, Life History, and Systematics By Donald H. Les
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