Phyllonorycter scudderella: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Gracillariidae
Genus
Phyllonorycter
Species
Phyllonorycter scudderella
Scientific Name
Phyllonorycter scudderella

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Phyllonorycter scudderella

Phyllonorycter scudderella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is widespread in eastern North America from Ontario to Ohio and in western North America from south-eastern Alaska to Oregon.

The length of the forewings is 3-4.3 mm. Adults are on wing from mid-March to early May and from late June to early October. There are probably two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Salix babylonica, Salix bebbiana, Salix discolor and Salix candida species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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