Corylus-americana

Guides

• Phyllonorycter intermixta

  leaf blotch miner moth

  Phyllonorycter intermixta is a small leaf-mining moth in the family Gracillariidae. The species is known from a limited range in northeastern North America, including Québec and several New England and midwestern U.S. states. Larvae are specialized herbivores that create blotch mines in leaves of American hazelnut. Adults are tiny moths attracted to light.

  leaf-minerGracillariidaeCorylus-americanaNorth-Americamicrolepidopterablotch-mine