Phyllonorycter rhododendrella

(Braun, 1935)

Sort #: 318 | P3 #: 330323 | MPG #: 787
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Larval feeding type: Underside leaf-mine, pupates in the mine
Larval substrate: Rhododendron minus (Piedmont Rhododendron) and presumably other Rhododendron spp.
Phenology: Adult: 6/29 to 7/27 (2 records)

Comment: Originally described from the Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee, but apparently not found again until it turned up at the Arnold Arboretum in Boston

Status in MA (automated assessment): Restricted distribution, rare
Status in N. America: Native
MA Endangered Species Act status: None
First Year Reported: 2000
Last Year Reported: 2022

Distribution by County: Essex, Suffolk, Barnstable
Number of Records: 3