Phyllonorycter chrysella

Phyllonorycter chrysella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from southern France, Spain and Italy.

Phyllonorycter chrysella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. chrysella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter chrysella
(Constant, 1885)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis chrysella Constant, 1885

The larvae feed on Alnus glutinosa and Alnus incana. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]

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