Phyllonorycter rhododendrella
Phyllonorycter rhododendrella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Tennessee, United States.[1]
| Phyllonorycter rhododendrella | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. rhododendrella |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter rhododendrella (Braun, 1935) | |
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The larvae feed on Rhododendron carolinianum and Rhododendron punctatum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a large tentiform mine.
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