Psilocorsis quercicella

Psilocorsis quercicella
	Larva
	Adult
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Psilocorsis
Species:	P. quercicella
Binomial name
	Psilocorsis quercicella; Clemens, 1860[1][2]

Psilocorsis quercicella (oak leaftier moth or oak leaf-tying psilocorsis moth) is a species of moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in the United States, including Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts and Oklahoma.^[3]

The wingspan is about 14 mm.

The larvae feed on Quercus species. They skeletonize the leaves of their host plant. The species overwinters in the pupal stage in leaf litter.^[4]

References

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[1] thphotographersgroup

[2] Psilocorsis at funet Archived 2012-04-16 at the Wayback Machine.

[3] Bug Guide

[4] Biological Observations on Three Oak Leaf tiers: Psilocorsis quercicella, P. reflexella, and P. cryptolechiella in Massachusetts and Missouri