Phyllonorycter celtifoliella

Phyllonorycter celtifoliella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species: P. celtifoliella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter celtifoliella
(Chambers, 1871)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis celtifoliella Chambers, 1871

Phyllonorycter celtifoliella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland and Texas in the United States.[2]

The larvae feed on Celtis species, including Celtis occidentalis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a tentiform mine on the underside of the leaf. The mine, lies between two veins and is somewhat variable in shape. The pupa is suspended in a few silken threads.

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