Phyllonorycter ostryaefoliella

Phyllonorycter ostryaefoliella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Phyllonorycter
Species:	P. ostryaefoliella
Binomial name
	Phyllonorycter ostryaefoliella; (Clemens, 1859)
Synonyms
	Lithocolletis ostryaefoliella Clemens, 1859 ; Phyllonorycter mirifica (Frey & Boll, 1873) ; Phyllonorycter ostryifoliella (Meyrick, 1912) ;

Phyllonorycter ostryaefoliella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Canada (Nova Scotia, Ontario and Québec) and the United States (Connecticut, Illinois, New York, Kentucky, Maine and Vermont).^[2]

The wingspan is 6–6.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Ostrya species, including Ostrya virginiana and Ostrya virginica. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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