Phyllonorycter hagenii
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Species of moth
| Phyllonorycter hagenii | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. hagenii
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter hagenii (Frey & Boll, 1873)[1]
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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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