Phyllonorycter 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
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