Phyllonorycter inusitatella
Phyllonorycter inusitatella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from California, United States.[1]
| Phyllonorycter inusitatella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. inusitatella |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter inusitatella (Braun, 1925) | |
The larvae feed on Quercus agrifolia and Quercus wislizeni. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a blotch mine on the underside of the leaf, with two or three widely separated wrinkles at maturity. The mine causes the leaf to bend a little.
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