Phyllonorycter restrictella
| Phyllonorycter restrictella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. restrictella |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter restrictella (Braun, 1939) | |
Phyllonorycter restrictella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Québec and the United States (New York, Maine, Connecticut, Vermont, Pennsylvania and Michigan).[1]
The larvae feed on Castanea dentata, Fagus grandifolia and Fagus sylvatica. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of an elongate, tentiform, underside mine between two lateral veins.