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

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

The wingspan is 7.5-9.5 mm.[2] The forewings are shining ochreous-orange, sometimes much mixed with dark fuscous ; a fascia at 1/4, another at 1/2, two posterior costal and two dorsal wedge-shaped spots silvery-whitish, anteriorly blackish-margined a small round black apical spot. Hindwings are rather dark grey.[3]

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.[4]

References

External links

• Lepiforum.de

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