Phyllonorycter bataviella

Phyllonorycter bataviella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the United States (Cincinnati, Illinois, Ohio, Maine and Michigan).[2]

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

The wingspan is 7-7.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Quercus species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References
  1. Annette F. Braun (1908). "Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner". Internet Archive. University of Cincinnati.
  2. "Phyllonorycter bataviella (Braun, 1908)". Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera).


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