Phyllonorycter incanella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from California, Maine and Arizona in the United States.[2]
Phyllonorycter incanella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
Species: | P. incanella
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Binomial name | |
Phyllonorycter incanella (Walsingham, 1889)[1]
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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.
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