Phyllonorycter argentinotella

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]

Phyllonorycter argentinotella
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Domain: Eukaryota
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
  • Phyllonorycter argintinotella (Chambers, 1875)

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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