Phyllonorycter bataviella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the United States (Cincinnati, Illinois, Ohio, Maine and Michigan).[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. bataviella
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| Phyllonorycter bataviella (Braun, 1908)[1]
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The wingspan is 7-7.5 mm.
The larvae feed on Quercus species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
edit- ^ Annette F. Braun (1908). "Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner". Internet Archive. University of Cincinnati.
- ^ "Phyllonorycter bataviella (Braun, 1908)". Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera).
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