Phyllonorycter celtifoliella
| Phyllonorycter celtifoliella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. celtifoliella |
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| Phyllonorycter celtifoliella (Chambers, 1871)[1] | |
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Phyllonorycter celtifoliella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the United States (including Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland and Texas).[2]
The larvae feed on Celtis species, including Celtis occidentalis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a tentiform mine on the underside of the leaf. The mine, lies between two veins and is somewhat variable in shape. The pupa is suspended in a few silken threads.
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