Phyllonorycter diversella
| Phyllonorycter diversella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. diversella |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter diversella (Braun, 1916) | |
Phyllonorycter diversella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Nova Scotia and the United States (Connecticut, Ohio, Kentucky, Maine and Vermont).[1]
The larvae feed on Gaylussacia species (including Gaylussacia baccata and Gaylussacia frondosa), Oxydendrum species (including Oxydendrum arboreum) and Vaccinium species (including Vaccinium corymbosum). They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a tentiform mine on the underside of the leaf.