Biology:Phyllonorycter incanella
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Short description: Species of moth
| Phyllonorycter incanella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. incanella
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| Phyllonorycter incanella (Walsingham, 1889)[1]
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Phyllonorycter incanella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from California , Maine and Arizona in the United States.[2]
The wingspan is about 9 mm.
The larvae feed on Alnus species, including Alnus incana and Alnus rhombifolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a tentiform mine on either side of the leaf
References
Wikidata ☰ Q7189048 entry
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