Phyllonorycter auronitens

Phyllonorycter auronitens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. auronitens
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter auronitens
(Frey & Boll, 1873)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis auronitens Frey & Boll, 1873

Phyllonorycter auronitens is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Quebec in Canada and Massachusetts, Kentucky, Maine, North Carolina, Vermont and Connecticut in the United States.[2]

The wingspan is 6.5-8.2 mm.

The larvae feed on Alnus species, including Alnus incana, Alnus rubra and Alnus rugosa. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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