Phyllonorycter alnicolella

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Phyllonorycter alnicolella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. alnicolella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter alnicolella
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis alnicolella Walsingham, 1889

Phyllonorycter alnicolella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known California and Maine in the United States[2] and Ontario and Quebec in Canada.[3]

The wingspan is about 6 mm.

The larvae feed on Alnus incana. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner
  2. ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  3. ^ Gregory R. Pohl; Jean-François Landry; Christian Schmidt; et al. (2018). Annotated checklist of the moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) of Canada and Alaska. Series Faunistica. Vol. 118. ISBN 978-954-642-909-4. OL 32898597M. Wikidata Q97158808.