Biology:Phyllonorycter olivaeformis

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Short description: Species of moth

Phyllonorycter olivaeformis
Phyllonorycter olivaeformis.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. olivaeformis
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter olivaeformis
(Braun, 1908)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis olivaeformis Braun, 1908
  • (Meyrick, 1912) Phyllonorycter oliviformis

Phyllonorycter olivaeformis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Maine, New York and Ohio in the United States.[2]

The wingspan is about 6.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Carya illinoinensis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of an underside tentiform mine. Pupation takes place inside a black, frass-covered ovate cocoon

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7189173 entry