Phyllonorycter diaphanella

Phyllonorycter diaphanella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Texas and Ohio in the United States.[2]

Phyllonorycter diaphanella
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. diaphanella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter diaphanella
(Frey & Boll, 1878)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis diaphanella Frey & Boll, 1878

The wingspan is about 6 mm.

The larvae feed on Quercus species, including Quercus bicolor and Quercus ilicifolia. 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)


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