Phyllonorycter strigulatella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in the most of Europe (except Ireland, the Iberian Peninsula and Greece), east to Russia and Japan.
Phyllonorycter strigulatella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
Species: | P. strigulatella
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Binomial name | |
Phyllonorycter strigulatella | |
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The wingspan is 7–9 mm. There are two generations per year with adults on wing in May and again in late July and August.[2]
The larvae feed on Alnus incana and Alnus minor. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Phyllonorycter strigulatella (Lienig & Zeller, 1846)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ Kimber, Ian. "15.066 BF344 Phyllonorycter strigulatella (Lienig & Zeller, 1846)". ukmoths. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ Ellis, W N. "Phyllonorycter strigulatella (Lienig & Zeller, 1846) grey-alder midget". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
External links
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