Phyllonorycter incanella

Phyllonorycter incanella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from California, Maine and Arizona in the United States.[2]

Phyllonorycter incanella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. incanella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter incanella
(Walsingham, 1889)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis incanella Walsingham, 1889

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
  1. Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


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