Phyllonorycter stettinensis
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. stettinensis |
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| Phyllonorycter stettinensis (Nicelli, 1852)[1] | |
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Phyllonorycter stettinensis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found from Scandinavia and Finland to the Pyrenees, Corsica, Italy and Bulgaria and from Great Britain to Russia.
The wingspan is 6.5-7.5 mm. There are two generations per year with adults on wing in May and again in August.[2]
The larvae feed on Alnus cordata, Alnus glutinosa and Alnus incana, mining the leaves of their host plant.[3]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Phyllonorycter stettinensis.
- ^ "Phyllonorycter stettinensis (Nicelli, 1852)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ Kimber, Ian. "15.079 BF357 Phyllonorycter stettinensis (Nicelli, 1852)". ukmoths. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ Ellis, W N. "Phyllonorycter stettinensis (Nicelli, 1852) small alder midget". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 28 July 2019.