Phyllonorycter strigulatella

Phyllonorycter strigulatella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in the most of Europe (except Ireland, the Iberian Peninsula and Greece), east to Russia and Japan.

Phyllonorycter strigulatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Phyllonorycter
Species:	P. strigulatella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter strigulatella (Lienig & Zeller, 1846)[1]
Synonyms
Lithocolletis strigulatella Lienig & Zeller, 1846

The wingspan is 7–9 mm. There are two generations per year with adults on wing in May and again in late July and August.^[2]

The larvae feed on Alnus incana and Alnus minor. They mine the leaves of their host plant.^[3]