Phyllonorycter alnivorella

Phyllonorycter alnivorella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in France and Portugal.

Phyllonorycter alnivorella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. alnivorella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter alnivorella
(Ragonot, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis alnivorella Ragonot, 1875

The larvae feed on Alnus glutinosa. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a lower-surface tentiform mine, that is flat, roundish and mostly far from the midrib, but near the leaf margin. The cocoon is yellow.


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