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Subfamily Lithocolletinae

moth - Phyllonorycter Bur oak leaf mine - Cameraria Phyllonorycter ex Populus tremuloides - Phyllonorycter apparella Macrosaccus neomexicanus 0790.1 - Macrosaccus neomexicanus mine in witch hazel - Cameraria hamameliella Phyllonorycter blancardella - Phyllonorycter Lake Aberdeen leaf miner on Alnus serrulata D2571 2020 1.1 - Phyllonorycter Cherry Blotch Miner, Phyllonorycter propinquinella?
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Gracillarioidea (Ribbed Cocoon-maker and Leaf Blotch Miner Moths)
Family Gracillariidae (Leaf Blotch Miner Moths)
Subfamily Lithocolletinae
Remarks
In similar white-banded species of Cameraria and Phyllonorycter, black edging on the basal side of the white bands indicates Phyllonorycter; black edging on the distal margin indicates Cameraria (see Terry Harrison's comment here.