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Phyllonorycter oregonensis

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Species of moth

Phyllonorycter oregonensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species: P. oregonensis
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter oregonensis
(Walsingham, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis oregonensis Walsingham, 1889

Phyllonorycter oregonensis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Oregon, United States.

The wingspan is about 7 mm.

The larvae feed on Symphoricarpos species, including Symphoricarpos albus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
Taxon identifiers
Phyllonorycter oregonensis


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