Phyllonorycter argentinotella

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Phyllonorycter argentinotella
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. argentinotella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter argentinotella
(Clemens, 1859)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis argentinotella Clemens, 1859
  • (Chambers, 1875) Phyllonorycter argintinotella

Phyllonorycter argentinotella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Québec in Canada and Illinois, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, Connecticut and Massachusetts in the United States.[2]

The wingspan is 6.5–8 mm.

The larvae feed on Ulmus species, including Ulmus americana, Ulmus fulva and Ulmus rubra. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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