Phyllonorycter rhododendrella (Braun, 1935)
SUBFAMILY | Lithocolletinae |
GENUS | Phyllonorycter |
SPECIES | rhododendrella |
AUTHOR | (Braun, 1935) |
ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Lithocolletis rhododrendrella [sic] new species |
TYPE LOCALITY | [U.S.A.], Tennessee, Great Smoky Mountains. |
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | / |
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♂, USNM; Paratypes 25♂ and 16♀, coll. Braun, USNM, ANSP, CNC. |
STATUS | Species |
COMMENT | The incorrect original spelling "rhododrendrella" in the title on p. 48 was corrected to "rhododendrella" in the text on p. 50. |
PUBLICATION | Braun, A. F. 1935. Notes and new species of Microlepidoptera. - Transactions of the American Entomological Society 61:45-52. |
PAGINATION | 48-50 |
Species Distribution
COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
United States, US | Tennessee | Braun, A. F. 1935. Notes and new species of Microlepidoptera. - Transactions of the American Entomological Society 61:45-52. | 49 |
Host Plants
FAMILY | SPECIES | COUNTRY | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
Ericaceae | Rhododendron carolinianum | U.S.A. | Robinson, G. S., Ackery, P. R., Kitching, I. J., Beccaloni, G. W. & Hernández, L. M. 2001. Hostplants of the moth and butterfly caterpillars of the Oriental Region. - — :1-744. | 357 |
Ericaceae | Rhododendron punctatum | U.S.A. | Braun, A. F. 1935. Notes and new species of Microlepidoptera. - Transactions of the American Entomological Society 61:45-52. | 49 |
* Large tentiform mine.