Phyllonorycter quercialbella

Phyllonorycter quercialbella
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Phyllonorycter
Species:	P. quercialbella
Binomial name
	Phyllonorycter quercialbella; (Fitch, 1859)
Synonyms
	(Chambers, 1878) Fitch, 1859 ; (Riley, 1891) Phyllonorycter quercibella; Argyromiges quercialbella (Chambers, 1875) ; Phyllonorycter quercipulchella Phyllonorycter quercipulchrella;

Phyllonorycter quercialbella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Québec in Canada and the eastern United States including Illinois, New York and Kentucky.^[2]

The wingspan is about 7 mm.

The larvae feed on Quercus species, including Quercus alba, Quercus macrocarpa, Quercus nigra and Quercus velutina. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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