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Phyllonorycter argentifimbriella

Synonyms: Phyllonorycter fuscocostella; Phyllonorycter longestriata

Wikipedia Abstract

Phyllonorycter argentifimbriella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Québec in Canada and Illinois, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Maine, Maryland, New York, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Washington in the United States. The wingspan is 6.5-7 mm. The larvae feed on Quercus species, including Quercus alba, Quercus bicolor, Quercus castanea and Quercus prinus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a tentiform mine on the underside the leaf. The pupa is suspended in the mine in a thin web.
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Prey / Diet

Quercus alba (White Oak)[1]
Quercus bicolor (Swamp White Oak)[1]
Quercus michauxii (Swamp Chestnut Oak)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0