Phyllonorycter cretaceella

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Phyllonorycter cretaceella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. cretaceella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter cretaceella
(Braun, 1925)

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

The larvae feed on Quercus hypoleuca and Quercus hypoleucoides . They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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