Phyllonorycter oregonensis

Phyllonorycter oregonensis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Oregon, United States.[2]

Phyllonorycter oregonensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. oregonensis
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter oregonensis
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis oregonensis Walsingham, 1889

The wingspan is about 7 mm.

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

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