Phyllonorycter klemannella

Phyllonorycter klemannella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species: P. klemannella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter klemannella
(Fabricius, 1781)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tinea klemannella Fabricius, 1781
  • Phyllonorycter kleemannella

Phyllonorycter klemannella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from all of Europe, except Greece.

The wingspan is 7.5-9.5 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Alnus glutinosa and Alnus incana. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a lower-surface tentiform mine between two side veins, often quite far from the midrib. There are many weak folds. There may be several mines in a single leaf. Pupation takes place in a white cocoon within the mine. The cocoon is attached to the roof of the mine and is free from frass, which is concentrated in a corner of the mine, opposite of the cocoon.[3]

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