''Phyllonorycter ledella'' is a
moth of the family
Gracillariidae. It is known from
Québec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Government of Canada, Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is ...
, Canada, and
California, United States. The species is listed as endangered in
Connecticut.
The
wingspan is 9–10 mm.
The
larvae feed on ''
Rhododendron columbianum
''Rhododendron columbianum'', commonly known as western Labrador tea, swamp tea, or muskeg tea, is a shrub that is widespread in the western United States and in western Canada, reported from British Columbia, Alberta, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, ...
''.
[Aquatic Dicotyledons of North America: Ecology, Life History, and Systematics
By Donald H. Les] They
mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
ledella
Moths of North America
Moths described in 1889
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