Phyllonorycter alaskana
Appearance
Phyllonorycter alaskana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
Species: | P. alaskana
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Binomial name | |
Phyllonorycter alaskana Deschka, 1982
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Phyllonorycter alaskana is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Alaska in the United States, and Saskatchewan, Quebec, and Newfoundland in Canada.[1][2]
The larvae feed on Alnus crispa sinuata and Alnus viridis sinuata. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is found on the underside of the leaf.
References
[edit]- ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
- ^ Gregory R. Pohl; Jean-François Landry; Christian Schmidt; et al. (2018). Annotated checklist of the moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) of Canada and Alaska. Series Faunistica. Vol. 118. ISBN 978-954-642-909-4. OL 32898597M. Wikidata Q97158808.