Phyllonorycter rileyella
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| Species: | P. rileyella
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| Phyllonorycter rileyella (Chambers, 1875)[1]
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Phyllonorycter rileyella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the United States (including Illinois, Missouri, Texas, Florida, Maine and Ohio).[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. The mine has the form of a blotch mine on the underside of the leaf.
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