Biology:Phyllonorycter clemensella
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Short description: Species of moth
| Phyllonorycter clemensella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. clemensella
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| Phyllonorycter clemensella (Chambers, 1871)[1]
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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
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