Biology:Phyllonorycter clemensella

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Short description: Species of moth

Phyllonorycter clemensella
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. clemensella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter clemensella
(Chambers, 1871)[1]
Synonyms
  • Kuznetzov & Baryshnikova, 2004 Chambers, 1871
  • Phyllonorycter clemensiella Lithocolletis clemensella
  • (Hagen, 1884) Phyllonorycter demensella

Phyllonorycter clemensella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Québec in Canada and Illinois, Kentucky, New York, Ohio, Maine, Connecticut and Michigan in the United States.[2]

The wingspan is 6-6.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Acer species, including Acer saccharinum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a tentiform mine on the underside of the leaf.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7188928 entry