Phyllonorycter alni

Phyllonorycter alni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. alni
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter alni
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis alni Walsingham, 1891
  • Phyllonorycter alnivorella (Chambers, 1875)

Phyllonorycter alni is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known Colorado and Maine in the United States.[2]

The wingspan is about 5.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Alnus species, including Alnus tenuifolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. ^ Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner
  2. ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


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