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Phyllonorycter rileyella

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Phyllonorycter rileyella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. rileyella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter rileyella
(Chambers, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis rileyella Chambers, 1875
  • Phyllonorycter tenuistrigata (Frey & Boll, 1876)

Phyllonorycter rileyella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Illinois, Missouri, Texas, Florida, Maine and Ohio in the United States.[2]

The wingspan is 6–8 mm.

The larvae feed on Quercus species, including Quercus imbricaria, Quercus obtusifolia, Quercus rubra and Quercus stellata. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

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  1. ^ Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner
  2. ^ "Moths FrontOffice". www.gracillariidae.net. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
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