Biology:Phyllonorycter restrictella

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Short description: Species of moth

Phyllonorycter restrictella
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. restrictella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter restrictella
(Braun, 1939)

Phyllonorycter restrictella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Québec in Canada and New York, Maine, Connecticut, Vermont, Pennsylvania and Michigan in the United States.[1]

The larvae feed on Castanea dentata, Fagus grandifolia and Fagus sylvatica. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7189233 entry