Phyllonorycter rhododendrella
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Species: | P. rhododendrella
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Phyllonorycter rhododendrella (Braun, 1935)
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Phyllonorycter rhododendrella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Tennessee, United States.[1]
The larvae feed on Rhododendron carolinianum and Rhododendron punctatum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a large tentiform mine.