Phyllonorycter bataviella

Phyllonorycter bataviella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Infraorder:	Heteroneura
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Phyllonorycter
Species:	P. bataviella
Binomial name
	Phyllonorycter bataviella; (Braun, 1908)[1]
Synonyms
	Lithocolletis bataviella Braun, 1908 ;

Phyllonorycter bataviella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the United States (Cincinnati, Illinois, Ohio, Maine and Michigan).[2]

The wingspan is 7-7.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Quercus species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

Annette F. Braun (1908). "Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner". Internet Archive. University of Cincinnati.
"Phyllonorycter bataviella (Braun, 1908)". Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera).

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[1] Annette F. Braun (1908). "Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner". Internet Archive. University of Cincinnati.

[2] "Phyllonorycter bataviella (Braun, 1908)". Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera).