Biology:Phyllonorycter fragilella
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Short description: Species of moth
Phyllonorycter fragilella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
Species: | P. fragilella
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Binomial name | |
Phyllonorycter fragilella (Frey & Boll, 1878)[1]
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Phyllonorycter fragilella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Québec in Canada and Texas , Maine, Michigan, New York, Massachusetts , Illinois and Wyoming in the United States.[2]
The wingspan is 8.5–9 mm.
The larvae feed on Lonicera species (including Lonicera sempervirens and Lonicera × bella), Symphoricarpos species (including Symphoricarpos orbiculatus and Symphoricarpos vulgaris) and Chiococca alba. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a tentiform mine on the underside of the leaf.
References
Wikidata ☰ Q10805604 entry
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