Biology:Phyllonorycter alni

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Short description: Species of moth

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

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. The mine has the form of a large tentiform mine on the underside of the leaf.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7188867 entry