Phyllonorycter rhododendrella

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Phyllonorycter rhododendrella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. rhododendrella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter rhododendrella
(Braun, 1935)
Synonyms
  • Phyllonorycter rhododrendrellaBraun, 1935

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

The larvae feed on Rhododendron carolinianum and Rhododendron punctatum .

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