Phyllonorycter alnicolella

(Phyllonorycter alnicolella)

Description

Phyllonorycter alnicolella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known California and Maine in the United States. The wingspan is about 6 mm. The larvae feed on Alnus incana. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a blotch mine on the upperside of the leaf.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Gracillariidae
Genus:Phyllonorycter
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