Phyllonorycter ledella

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Phyllonorycter ledella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. ledella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter ledella
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis ledella Walsingham, 1889

Phyllonorycter ledella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Québec, Canada, and California, United States.[2] The species is listed as endangered in Connecticut.[3]

The wingspan is 9–10 mm.

The larvae feed on Rhododendron columbianum.[4] They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  3. "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  4. Aquatic Dicotyledons of North America: Ecology, Life History, and Systematics By Donald H. Les