Phyllonorycter kearfottella
| Phyllonorycter kearfottella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. kearfottella |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter kearfottella (Braun, 1908)[1] | |
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Phyllonorycter kearfottella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the United States (including Connecticut, New Jersey, Kentucky, Maine, New York and Washington).[2]
Mine
The wingspan is about 7 mm.
The larvae feed on Castanea species, including Castanea dentata, Castanea mollissima and Castanea sativa. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a rather small elongate mine on the underside of the leaf. It is placed between two veins. The pupa is enclosed in a loose, semi-transparent silken cocoon.