Phyllonorycter manzanita
| Phyllonorycter manzanita | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. manzanita |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter manzanita (Braun, 1925) | |
Phyllonorycter manzanita is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the United States (California).[1]
The larvae feed on Arctostaphylos glauca and Arctostaphylos manzanita. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a greyish blotch mine, with the upper epidermis loosened and elevated, but at no stage wrinkled. This leads to a somewhat inflated mine in which most of the parenchyma is consumed.