Phyllonorycter rhododendrella

(Braun, 1935)

Sort #: 335 | P #: 330354 | 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 (3 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 in 1990.

Status in MA (automated assessment): Restricted distribution, rare
Status in N. America: Native
MA Endangered Species Act status: None
First Year Reported: 1990
Last Year Reported: 2022

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