Phyllonorycter celtifoliella

Phyllonorycter celtifoliella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland and Texas in the United States.[2]

Phyllonorycter celtifoliella
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. celtifoliella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter celtifoliella
(Chambers, 1871)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis celtifoliella Chambers, 1871

The larvae feed on Celtis species, including Celtis occidentalis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References
  1. Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.