Biology:Phyllonorycter quercialbella
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Short description: Species of moth
Phyllonorycter quercialbella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
Species: | P. quercialbella
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Binomial name | |
Phyllonorycter quercialbella (Fitch, 1859)[1]
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Phyllonorycter quercialbella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Québec in Canada and the eastern United States including Illinois, New York and Kentucky.[2]
The wingspan is about 7 mm.
The larvae feed on Quercus species, including Quercus alba, Quercus macrocarpa, Quercus nigra and Quercus velutina. 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 ☰ Q7189223 entry
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