Phyllonorycter gemmea
Appearance
| Phyllonorycter gemmea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. gemmea |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter gemmea | |
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Phyllonorycter gemmea is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Massachusetts and Maine in the United States.[2]
The wingspan is 7-7.5 mm.
The larvae feed on Robinia species, including Robinia pseudacacia. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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