Phyllonorycter martiella
| Phyllonorycter martiella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. martiella |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter martiella (Braun, 1908)[1] | |
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Phyllonorycter martiella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Canada (British Columbia, Nova Scotia and Québec) and the United States (including Maine, Michigan, North Carolina, Vermont and Kentucky).[2]
The wingspan is about 6.8 mm.
The larvae feed on Betula species, including Betula lenta. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of an elongated mine on the underside of the leaf.
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