Phyllonorycter rileyella

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Phyllonorycter rileyella
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P. rileyella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter rileyella
(Chambers, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis rileyella Chambers, 1875
  • Phyllonorycter tenuistrigata (Frey & Boll, 1876)

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Phyllonorycter rileyella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Illinois, Missouri, Texas, Florida, Maine and Ohio in the United States.[2]

The wingspan is 6-8 mm.

The larvae feed on Quercus species, including Quercus imbricaria, Quercus obtusifolia, Quercus rubra and Quercus stellata. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a blotch mine on the underside of the leaf.

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