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Phyllonorycter quercialbella

Synonyms: Phyllonorycter quercibella; Phyllonorycter quercipulchrella

Wikipedia Abstract

Phyllonorycter quercialbella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Québec in Canada and the eastern United States including Illinois, New York and Kentucky. The wingspan is about 7 mm. The larvae feed on Quercus species, including Quercus alba, Quercus macrocarpa, Quercus nigra and Quercus velutina. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a tentiform mine on the underside of the leaf.
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Prey / Diet

Quercus alba (White Oak)[1]
Quercus nigra (Water Oak)[1]
Quercus velutina (Black Oak)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

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Citations

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♦ 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