Phyllonorycter caryaealbella
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| Phyllonorycter caryaealbella | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. caryaealbella |
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| Phyllonorycter caryaealbella (Chambers, 1871)[1] | |
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Phyllonorycter caryaealbella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the United States (including Georgia, Kentucky, Wisconsin and Florida).[2]
The wingspan is about 5 mm.
The larvae feed on Carya illinoinensis and Carya ovata. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a tentiform mine on the underside of the leaf. The parenchyma is eaten off of the upper cuticle in a ring, leaving a green spot in the centre, which is then eaten off. The pupa is contained in an oval cocoon made of frass.
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