Phyllonorycter olivaeformis

Phyllonorycter olivaeformis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Maine, New York and Ohio in the United States.[2]

Phyllonorycter olivaeformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. olivaeformis
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter olivaeformis
(Braun, 1908)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis olivaeformis Braun, 1908
  • Phyllonorycter oliviformis (Meyrick, 1912)

The wingspan is about 6.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Carya illinoinensis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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