Phyllonorycter ledella
| Phyllonorycter ledella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. ledella |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter ledella (Walsingham, 1889)[1] | |
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Phyllonorycter ledella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Québec and the United States (California).[2]
The wingspan is 9-10 mm.
The larvae feed on Ledum glandulosum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a blotch mine on the upperside of the leaf, sometimes covering the whole leaf area.
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