Phyllonorycter obscuricostella
Species of moth
Phyllonorycter obscuricostella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
Species: | P. obscuricostella |
Binomial name | |
Phyllonorycter obscuricostella (Clemens, 1859)[1] | |
Synonyms | |
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Phyllonorycter obscuricostella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Connecticut, Illinois, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Maine and New York in the United States.[2]
The wingspan is 6-6.5 mm.
The larvae feed on Ostrya species, including Ostrya virginiana and Ostrya virginica. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
External links
- mothphotographersgroup
- Phyllonorycter at microleps.org
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