Phyllonorycter alaskana

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Phyllonorycter alaskana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. alaskana
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter alaskana
Deschka, 1982

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.

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References

  1. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  2. 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.