Phyllonorycter alni

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

Phyllonorycter alni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. alni
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter alni
(Walsingham, 1891)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis alni Walsingham, 1891
  • Phyllonorycter alnivorella (Chambers, 1875)

The wingspan is about 5.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Alnus species, including Alnus tenuifolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a large tentiform mine on the underside of the leaf.

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


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