Phyllonorycter rileyella in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/21/2023). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved.
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Phyllonorycter rileyella in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/21/2023). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. rileyella
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| Phyllonorycter rileyella | |
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Phyllonorycter rileyella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Illinois, Missouri, Texas, Florida, Maine and Ohio in the United States.[2]
The wingspan is 6–8 mm.
The larvae feed on Quercus species, including Quercus imbricaria, Quercus obtusifolia, Quercus rubra and Quercus stellata. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
[edit]- ^ Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner
- ^ "Moths FrontOffice". www.gracillariidae.net. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
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