Phyllonorycter cretaceella

Phyllonorycter cretaceella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Arizona, United States.[1]

Phyllonorycter cretaceella
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P. cretaceella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter cretaceella
(Braun, 1925)

The larvae feed on Quercus hypoleuca and Quercus hypoleucoides. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a yellowish and brownish blotch mine on the upperside of the leaf. There is a single wrinkle in the epidermis.

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