Biology:Phyllonorycter alnicolella

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Short description: Species of moth

Phyllonorycter alnicolella
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. alnicolella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter alnicolella
(Walsingham, 1889)[1]
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

Wikidata ☰ Q7188868 entry