Phyllonorycter ledella
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
Species: | P. ledella
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Binomial name | |
Phyllonorycter ledella (Walsingham, 1889)[1]
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Phyllonorycter ledella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Québec, Canada, and California, United States.[2] The species is listed as endangered in Connecticut.[3]
The wingspan is 9–10 mm.
The larvae feed on Rhododendron columbianum.[4] They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
[edit]- ^ Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner
- ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
- ^ "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ Aquatic Dicotyledons of North America: Ecology, Life History, and Systematics By Donald H. Les