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Phyllonorycter celtifoliella

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Phyllonorycter celtifoliella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. celtifoliella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter celtifoliella
(Chambers, 1871)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis celtifoliella Chambers, 1871

Phyllonorycter celtifoliella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland and Texas in the United States.[2]

The larvae feed on Celtis species, including Celtis occidentalis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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