Phyllonorycter kearfottella (Braun, 1908)

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Higher taxa:	Gracillariidae (family)/  Lithocolletinae (subfamily)/  Phyllonorycter (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Braun, 1908)
Citation:	Lithocolletis kearfottella sp. nov.
Original genus:	Lithocolletis
Publication:	Braun, A. F. 1908a. New species of Lithocolletis.
Journal:	Entomological News
Volume:	19
Issue:
Pagination:	100–101
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26320500

Phyllonorycter kearfottella (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Phyllonorycter kearfottella (Braun, 1908)	Syntype	unknown		3 syntypes (gender not stated).	United States, US	[U.S.A.], N.[ew] J.[ersey], Montclair.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Phyllonorycter kearfottella (Braun, 1908)	United States, US	Connecticut	Maier, C. T. 1988c. Gracillariid hosts of Sympiesis marylandensis (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) in New England. page 731
Phyllonorycter kearfottella (Braun, 1908)	United States, US	New Jersey	Braun, A. F. 1908a. New species of Lithocolletis. page 101
Phyllonorycter kearfottella (Braun, 1908)	United States, US	Kentucky	Braun, A. F. 1908b. Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner. page 288
Phyllonorycter kearfottella (Braun, 1908)	United States, US	Maine	Brower, A. E. 1984. A List of the Lepidoptera of Maine, Part 2: The Microlepidoptera, Section 2; Cosmopterigidae through Hepialidae. page 40
Phyllonorycter kearfottella (Braun, 1908)	United States, US	Washington	Braun, A. F. 1908b. Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner. page 288
Phyllonorycter kearfottella (Braun, 1908)	United States, US	New York	Hough, K. E., Eiseman, C. S., Perreault, S., McGuinness, H., Burke, R. L. & Nieto-Fernandez, F. E. 2024. Survey of Leafminers on American Chestnut and other Castanea spp. (Fagales: Fagaceae) on Long Island, NY. page 3

Plant note:

Rather small elongate mine on underside of leaf.

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Phyllonorycter kearfottella (Braun, 1908)	Castanea dentata	Fagaceae		Maier, C. T. & Davis, D. R. 1989. Southern New England host and distributional records of Lithocolletinae Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera), with comparison of host specificity in temporate regions. page 13
Phyllonorycter kearfottella (Braun, 1908)	Castanea mollissima	Fagaceae		Maier, C. T. & Davis, D. R. 1989. Southern New England host and distributional records of Lithocolletinae Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera), with comparison of host specificity in temporate regions. page 13
Phyllonorycter kearfottella (Braun, 1908)	Castanea sativa	Fagaceae		Robinson, G. S., Ackery, P. R., Kitching, I. J., Beccaloni, G. W. & Hernández, L. M. 2002. Hostplants of the moth and butterfly caterpillars of America North of Mexico. page 356
Phyllonorycter kearfottella (Braun, 1908)	Castanea sp.	Fagaceae		Braun, A. F. 1908a. New species of Lithocolletis. page 101

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL
Phyllonorycter kearfottella (Braun, 1908)	Sympiesis marylandensis	Eulophidae		Maier, C. T. 1988c. Gracillariid hosts of Sympiesis marylandensis (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) in New England. page 731

Phyllonorycter kearfottella (1)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination