Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Phyllonorycter rileyella | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Phyllonorycter Rank Species | |
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Phyllonorycter rileyella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Illinois, Missouri, Texas, Florida, Maine and Ohio in the United States.
The wingspan is 6-8 mm.
The larvae feed on Quercus species, including Quercus imbricaria, Quercus obtusifolia, Quercus rubra and Quercus stellata. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a blotch mine on the underside of the leaf.
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