Biology:Phyllonorycter alpina
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Short description: Species of moth
| Phyllonorycter alpina | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. alpina
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter alpina (Frey, 1856)
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Phyllonorycter alpina is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found from Germany to Italy and from France to Ukraine .
The larvae feed on Alnus viridis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a lower-surface, long and narrow tentiform mine, usually between two lateral veins. The lower epidermis has one or more strong folds. The frass is deposited in a clump in the angle of the mine closest to the midrib. The cocoon is white and peppered with frass grains.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q7188870 entry
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