Phyllonorycter apicinigrella

Phyllonorycter apicinigrella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Infraorder:	Heteroneura
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Phyllonorycter
Species:	P. apicinigrella
Binomial name
	Phyllonorycter apicinigrella; (Braun, 1908)[1]
Synonyms
	Lithocolletis apicinigrella Braun, 1908;

Phyllonorycter apicinigrella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found along the western coast of the United States from San Luis Obispo County, California, north to Whatcom County in extreme north-western Washington.

The length of the forewings is 2.7-3.8 mm. Adults are on wing in May and from mid-June to mid-September. There are either two or three generations per year.

The larvae feed on Salix species, including Salix lasiandra and Salix sitchensis species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

Biology and Systematics of the North American Phyllonorycter Leafminers on Salicaceae, with a Synoptic Catalog of the Palearctic Species (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)

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[1] Biology and Systematics of the North American Phyllonorycter Leafminers on Salicaceae, with a Synoptic Catalog of the Palearctic Species (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)