Phyllonorycter rileyella

Phyllonorycter rileyella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. rileyella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter rileyella
(Chambers, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis rileyella Chambers, 1875
  • Phyllonorycter tenuistrigata (Frey & Boll, 1876)

Phyllonorycter rileyella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Illinois, Missouri, Texas, Florida, Maine and Ohio in the United States.[2]

The wingspan is 6–8 mm.

The larvae feed on Quercus species, including Quercus imbricaria, Quercus obtusifolia, Quercus rubra and Quercus stellata. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. ^ Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner
  2. ^ "Moths FrontOffice". www.gracillariidae.net. Retrieved 2024-05-17.


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