Phyllonorycter ledella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Québec, Canada, and California, United States.[2] The species is listed as endangered in Connecticut.[3]
Phyllonorycter ledella | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
Species: | P. ledella |
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Phyllonorycter ledella (Walsingham, 1889)[1] | |
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The wingspan is 9–10 mm.
The larvae feed on Rhododendron columbianum.[4] They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a blotch mine on the upperside of the leaf, sometimes covering the whole leaf area.
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