Phyllonorycter kearfottella

Phyllonorycter kearfottella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species: P. kearfottella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter kearfottella
(Braun, 1908)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis kearfottella Braun, 1908

Phyllonorycter kearfottella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Connecticut, New Jersey, Kentucky, Maine, New York and Washington in the United States.[2]

Mine

The wingspan is about 7 mm.

The larvae feed on Castanea species, including Castanea dentata, Castanea mollissima and Castanea sativa. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a rather small elongate mine on the underside of the leaf. It is placed between two veins. The pupa is enclosed in a loose, semi-transparent silken cocoon.

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