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White oak midget

Phyllonorycter harrisella (Linnaeus, 1761)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The white oak midget (Phyllonorycter harrisella) is a species in the family Gracillariidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the white oak midget

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the white oak midget live?

Not recorded

Is the white oak midget endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the white oak midget classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyGracillariidae
  6. genusPhyllonorycter
  7. SpeciesPhyllonorycter harrisella (Linnaeus, 1761)

Synonyms Elachista tenella, Lithocolletis cramerella, Phalaena harrisella, Phyllonorycter cramerella, Phyllonorycter tenella, Tinea cramerella

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • kalvasmiinakoiFinnish
  • tölgylevél-sátorosmolyHungarian
  • Balsvoji ąžuolinė keršoji kandelėLithuanian
  • Witte eikenvouwmotDutch
  • ploskáčik HarrisovSlovak
  • gulspetsad ekguldmalSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the white oak midget

Other species in the same genus Phyllonorycter.

Hawthorn midget

Phyllonorycter corylifoliella

GracillariidaeNo free photo yet

London midget

Phyllonorycter platani

GracillariidaeNo free photo yet

Garden midget

Phyllonorycter messaniella

GracillariidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the white oak midget?

The white oak midget (Phyllonorycter harrisella) belongs to the family Gracillariidae in the order Lepidoptera.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). White oak midget (Phyllonorycter harrisella). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-oak-midget

MLA

“White oak midget (Phyllonorycter harrisella).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-oak-midget.

BibTeX
@misc{white_oak_midget_2026,
  title = {White oak midget (Phyllonorycter harrisella)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-oak-midget},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}