Phyllonorycter stettinensis

Phyllonorycter stettinensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. stettinensis
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter stettinensis
(Nicelli, 1852)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis stettinensis Nicelli, 1852

Phyllonorycter stettinensis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found from Scandinavia and Finland to the Pyrenees, Corsica, Italy and Bulgaria and from Great Britain to Russia.

Alder leaf with two mines
Larva

The wingspan is 6.5-7.5 mm. There are two generations per year with adults on wing in May and again in August.[2]

The larvae feed on Alnus cordata, Alnus glutinosa and Alnus incana, mining the leaves of their host plant.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Phyllonorycter stettinensis (Nicelli, 1852)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  2. ^ Kimber, Ian. "15.079 BF357 Phyllonorycter stettinensis (Nicelli, 1852)". ukmoths. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  3. ^ Ellis, W N. "Phyllonorycter stettinensis (Nicelli, 1852) small alder midget". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 28 July 2019.