Phyllonorycter hagenii

Phyllonorycter hagenii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Phyllonorycter
Species:	P. hagenii
Binomial name
	Phyllonorycter hagenii; (Frey & Boll, 1873)
Synonyms
	Lithocolletis hagenii Frey & Boll, 1873 ; Phyllonorycter hageni (Chambers, 1878) ; Phyllonorycter hageni (Dyar, 1903) ; Phyllonorycter necopinusella (Chambers, 1878) ; Phyllonorycter necospinusella (Meyrick, 1912) ; Phyllonorycter necospinusella Dyar, 1903 ;

Phyllonorycter hagenii is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Québec in Canada and Illinois, Massachusetts, Kentucky, Michigan, New York, Vermont and Connecticut in the United States.^[2]

The wingspan is 7.5–10 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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