''Phyllonorycter rajella'' is a
moth of the family
Gracillariidae. It is known from all of
Europe, except the
Iberian Peninsula and
Greece.
The
wingspan is 7–9 mm. The forewings are fuscous or ochreous, in the female more whitish towards base; a pointed white median streak from base to middle, edged with dark fuscous above; four costal and three dorsal posterior shining white wedge-shaped spots, edged anteriorly and first costal posteriorly with dark fuscous, first dorsal broad, before first costal; a round black apical dot; an ill-defined dark hook in apical cilia. Hindwings are grey. The larva is greenish-white; dorsal line green; head pale brown
There are two generations per year with adults on wing in May and again in August.
The
larvae feed on ''
Alnus cordata'', ''
Alnus glutinosa'', ''
Alnus incana'', ''
Alnus oregona
Alders are trees comprising the genus ''Alnus'' in the birch family Betulaceae. The genus comprises about 35 species of monoecious trees and shrubs, a few reaching a large size, distributed throughout the north temperate zone with a few sp ...
'' and ''
Alnus viridis'',
mining the leaves of their host plant.
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rajella
''Rajella'' is a genus of skate found deeper than in the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans.
Species
There are currently 18 recognized species in this genus:
* '' Rajella annandalei'' M. C. W. Weber, 1913 (Annandale's skate)
* ''Rajella bar ...
Moths described in 1758
Moths of Europe
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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