''Phyllonorycter auronitens'' is a
moth of the family
Gracillariidae. It is known from
Quebec in Canada and
Massachusetts,
Kentucky,
Maine,
North Carolina,
Vermont and
Connecticut in the United States.
Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
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The wingspan is 6.5-8.2 mm.
The larvae feed on '' Alnus'' species, including '' Alnus incana'', '' Alnus rubra'' and ''Alnus rugosa
''Alnus incana'', the grey alder or speckled alder, is a species of multi-stemmed, shrubby tree in the birch family, with a wide range across the cooler parts of the Northern Hemisphere. Tolerant of wetter soils, it can slowly spread with runners ...
''. They mine
Mine, mines, miners or mining may refer to:
Extraction or digging
* Miner, a person engaged in mining or digging
*Mining, extraction of mineral resources from the ground through a mine
Grammar
*Mine, a first-person English possessive pronoun
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the leaves of their host plant.
References
auronitens
Moths of North America
Moths described in 1873
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