Phyllonorycter martiella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from British Columbia, Nova Scotia and Québec in Canada and Maine, Michigan, North Carolina, Vermont and Kentucky in the United States.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. martiella
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| Phyllonorycter martiella | |
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The wingspan is about 6.8 mm.
The larvae feed on Betula species, including Betula lenta. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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