Psilocorsis quercicella: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Depressariidae
- Genus
- Psilocorsis
- Species
- Psilocorsis quercicella
- Scientific Name
- Psilocorsis quercicella
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Psilocorsis quercicella
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.
The wingspan is about 14 mm.
The larvae feed on Quercus species. They skeletonize the leaves of their host plant.
...Psilocorsis quercicella in languages:
- English
- Oak Leaftier Moth
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Psilocorsis amydra
- Psilocorsis arguta
- Psilocorsis argyropasta
- Psilocorsis carpocapsella
- Psilocorsis cirrhoptera
- Psilocorsis cryptolechiella
- Psilocorsis exagitata
- Psilocorsis fatula
- Psilocorsis indalma
- Psilocorsis melanophthalma
- Psilocorsis minerva
- Psilocorsis propriella
- Psilocorsis purpurascens
- Psilocorsis quercicella
- Psilocorsis reflexella































































































































































