Phyllonorycter mariaeella

Phyllonorycter mariaeella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Canada (Québec and Ontario) and the United States (Missouri and Michigan).[2]

Phyllonorycter mariaeella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. mariaeella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter mariaeella
(Chambers, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis mariaeella Chambers, 1875
  • Phyllonorycter mariaella Maier & Davis, 1989
  • Phyllonorycter mariella (Riley, 1891)

The wingspan is 8-8.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Symphoricarpos species, including Symphoricarpos orbiculatus, Symphoricarpos symphoricarpos and Symphoricarpos vulgaris. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a blotch mine on the underside of the leaf. Pupation takes place within an ovoid white silken cocoon.

References
  1. Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


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