Phyllonorycter propinquinella

Description

The cherry blotch miner moth (Phyllonorycter propinquinella) is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Canada (Québec and Nova Scotia) and the United States (Illinois, Ohio, Maine, Maryland, New York, Michigan, Vermont and Connecticut). The wingspan is 8–9 mm. The larvae feed on Prunus serotina. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a tentiform mine on the underside of the leaf.