Phyllonorycter cretaceella

Phyllonorycter cretaceella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Arizona, United States.[1]

Phyllonorycter cretaceella
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. cretaceella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter cretaceella
(Braun, 1925)

The larvae feed on Quercus hypoleuca and Quercus hypoleucoides. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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