Phyllonorycter apparella

Phyllonorycter apparella, the aspen leaf blotch miner moth, is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in most of Europe (except the British Isles, the Iberian Peninsula, the Balkan Peninsula, and the Mediterranean islands). It is also present in Turkey and North America.^[2]

Phylum:Arthropoda

Class:Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

Family:Gracillariidae

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Phyllonorycter apparella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Phyllonorycter
Species:	P. apparella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter apparella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)[1]
Synonyms
Tinea apparella Herrich-Schaffer, 1855 Lithocolletis apparella Lithocolletis atomariella Zeller, 1875 Lithocolletis populiella Busck, 1903 Lithocolletis tremuloidiella Braun, 1908 Lithocolletis salicifoliella Martin, 1956 Lithocolletis ontario Freeman, 1970 Phyllonorycter atomariella Phyllonorycter ontario Phyllonorycter tremuloidiella

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The wingspan is 8.5–10 mm. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Populus canescens and Populus tremula. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Each mine has one larva, and each leaf may have up to 26 mines. The frass is clumped in a corner of the mine. Pupation takes place in the mine in a white cocoon.