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Scientific name Phyllonorycter propinquinella Similar Phyllonorycter lucidicostella, Phyllonorycter apparella, Phyllonorycter blancardella, Phyllonorycter, Gracillariidae | ||
The cherry blotch miner moth (Phyllonorycter propinquinella) is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Canada (Québec and Nova Scotia) and the United States (Illinois, Ohio, Maine, Maryland, New York, Michigan, Vermont and Connecticut).
The wingspan is 8-9 mm.
The larvae feed on Prunus serotina. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a tentiform mine on the underside of the leaf.
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