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Phyllonorycter kearfottella in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/7/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Source: Wikipedia
| Phyllonorycter kearfottella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. kearfottella
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter kearfottella | |
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Phyllonorycter kearfottella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Connecticut, New Jersey, Kentucky, Maine, New York and Washington in the United States.[2]
The wingspan is about 7 mm.
The larvae feed on Castanea species, including Castanea dentata, Castanea mollissima and Castanea sativa. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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