Phyllonorycter klemannella (Fabricius, 1781)
(Dark Alder Midget)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhyllonorycter klemannella (Dark Alder Midget)
GenusPhyllonorycter (midget micro-moths)
SubfamilyLITHOCOLLETINAE (midget micro-moths)
FamilyGRACILLARIIDAE (midget, slender and some bent-wing micro-moths)
SuperfamilyGRACILLARIOIDEA (a superfamily of ermel, midget and slnder micro-moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Phyllonorycter klemannella (Dark Alder Midget) :
1: Phyllonorycter klemannella (Dark Alder Midget) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
13 Jul 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Leaf mines on Alder
Image 1: Pupa - central portion - magnifiedImage 2: Pupa in coccoonImage 3: Pupa - in coccoon - magnifiedImage 4: Pupa in coccoon with frass nearbyImage 5: Pupa - posterior tip - ventralImage 6: Pupa - side viewImage 7: Pupa - side view - anterior endImage 8: Pupa - tail portion - magnifiedImage 9: Pupa - tail portion - magnified (2)Image 10: Pupa - tail portion - magnified (3)Image 11: Pupa - tail portion - magnified (4)Image 12: Pupa - ventral

Phyllonorycter klemannella (Dark Alder Midget) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Phyllonorycter klemannella (Dark Alder Midget)
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