Phyllonorycter strigulatella

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Phyllonorycter strigulatella
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. strigulatella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter strigulatella
(Lienig & Zeller, 1846) [1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis strigulatellaLienig & Zeller, 1846

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.

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. They create an elongated, lower-surface, tentiform mine which is contracted in a tubular manner in the end. The mine usually starts near the midrib. The lower epidermis has many weak wrinkles but no clear folds. There are often several mines in a single leaf. The mines have a distinct brown tinge. The frass is accumulated in an angle of the mine. The pupa is made in a white cocoon that is free from frass. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Phyllonorycter strigulatella (Lienig & Zeller, 1846)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  2. ↑ Kimber, Ian. "15.066 BF344 Phyllonorycter strigulatella (Lienig & Zeller, 1846)". ukmoths. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  3. ↑ Ellis, W N. "Phyllonorycter strigulatella (Lienig & Zeller, 1846) grey-alder midget". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 28 July 2019.

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