Phyllonorycter arbutusella

Phyllonorycter arbutusella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from California, United States.[2]

Phyllonorycter arbutusella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. arbutusella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter arbutusella
(Braun, 1908)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis arbutusella Braun, 1908
  • Phyllonorycter arbutella (Meyrick, 1912)

The wingspan is about 8 mm.

The larvae feed on Arbutus menziesii. 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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