Phyllonorycter auronitens

Phyllonorycter auronitens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Phyllonorycter
Species:	P. auronitens
Binomial name
	Phyllonorycter auronitens; (Frey & Boll, 1873)
Synonyms
	Lithocolletis auronitens Frey & Boll, 1873;

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.^[2]

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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. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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