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Phyllonorycter alnicolella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Phyllonorycter
Species:	P. alnicolella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter alnicolella (Walsingham, 1889)
Synonyms
Lithocolletis alnicolella Walsingham, 1889

Phyllonorycter alnicolella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known California and Maine in the United States and Ontario and Quebec in Canada.

The wingspan is about 6 mm.

The larvae feed on Alnus incana. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

1. Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner
2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
3. 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.

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