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Phyllonorycter argentifimbriella

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Phyllonorycter argentifimbriella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. argentifimbriella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter argentifimbriella
(Clemens, 1859)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis argentifimbriella Clemens, 1859
  • Phyllonorycter fuscocostella (Chambers, 1875)
  • Phyllonorycter longestriata (Frey & Boll, 1873)
  • Phyllonorycter longirostrata (Dyar, 1903)
  • Phyllonorycter longistriata (Ely, 1818)

Phyllonorycter argentifimbriella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Québec in Canada and Illinois, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Maine, Maryland, New York, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Washington in the United States.[2]

The wingspan is 6.5–7 mm.

The larvae feed on Quercus species, including Quercus alba, Quercus bicolor, Quercus castanea and Quercus prinus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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