Phyllonorycter alaskana

Phyllonorycter alaskana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species: P. alaskana
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter alaskana
Deschka, 1982

Phyllonorycter alaskana is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Alaska, United States.[1]

The larvae feed on Alnus crispa sinuata and Alnus viridis sinuata. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is found on the underside of the leaf.

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