Phyllonorycter quercialbella

Phyllonorycter quercialbella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Québec in Canada and the eastern United States including Illinois, New York and Kentucky.^[2]

Phyllonorycter quercialbella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Phyllonorycter
Species:	P. quercialbella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter quercialbella (Fitch, 1859)[1]
Synonyms
Argyromiges quercialbella Fitch, 1859 Phyllonorycter quercibella (Chambers, 1875) Phyllonorycter quercipulchella (Chambers, 1878) Phyllonorycter quercipulchrella (Riley, 1891)

The wingspan is about 7 mm.

The larvae feed on Quercus species, including Quercus alba, Quercus macrocarpa, Quercus nigra and Quercus velutina. They mine the leaves of their host plant.