Phyllonorycter argentifimbriella

Phyllonorycter argentifimbriella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Phyllonorycter
Species:	P. argentifimbriella
Binomial name
	Phyllonorycter argentifimbriella; (Clemens, 1859)
Synonyms
	Lithocolletis argentifimbriella Clemens, 1859 ; Phyllonorycter fuscocostella (Chambers, 1875) ; Phyllonorycter longestriata (Frey & Boll, 1873) ; Phyllonorycter longirostrata (Dyar, 1903) ; Phyllonorycter longistriata (Ely, 1818) ;

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

The wingspan is 6.5–7 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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