Phyllonorycter arizonella

Phyllonorycter arizonella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species: P. arizonella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter arizonella
(Braun, 1925)

Phyllonorycter arizonella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the United States (Arizona).[1]

The larvae feed on Arbutus arizonica. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a broad tract, with loosened epidermis. It is somewhat greenish at first, but later turns brown. It is found on the upperside of the leaf.

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