Phyllonorycter cretaceella
Phyllonorycter cretaceella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Arizona, United States.[1]
| Phyllonorycter cretaceella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. cretaceella |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter cretaceella (Braun, 1925) | |
The larvae feed on Quercus hypoleuca and Quercus hypoleucoides. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a yellowish and brownish blotch mine on the upperside of the leaf. There is a single wrinkle in the epidermis.
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