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Gracillariidae 33a0311 – 0748   Phyllonorycter deceptusella (Chambers, 1879)

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Larva and Host Plants: Apple Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Lithocolletis deceptusella Chambers, 1879 Taxonomic Notes: Phyllonorycter deceptusella (Chambers, 1879), nomen dubium, is listed in Landry & Wagner (1995) as an unrecognized species.

References

Braun, A.F., 1908. Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 34: 298; pl. 23, fig. 14. Landry, J.-F. & D.L. Wagner, 1995. Taxonomic review of apple-feeding species of Phyllonorycter Hübner (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae) in North America. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 97(3): 621.

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