Phyllonorycter arbutusella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from California, United States.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. arbutusella
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| Phyllonorycter arbutusella (Braun, 1908)[1]
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The wingspan is about 8 mm.
The larvae feed on Arbutus menziesii. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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