Phyllonorycter alni

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)
Synonyms
	Lithocolletis alni Walsingham, 1891; Phyllonorycter alnivorella (Chambers, 1875) ;

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

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[1] Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner

[2] Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)

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