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Brown apple midget

Phyllonorycter blancardella (Fabricius, 1781)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The brown apple midget (Phyllonorycter blancardella) is a species in the family Gracillariidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the brown apple midget

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the brown apple midget live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the brown apple midget as introduced in 1 country.

  1. United States

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the brown apple midget endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the brown apple midget classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyGracillariidae
  6. genusPhyllonorycter
  7. SpeciesPhyllonorycter blancardella (Fabricius, 1781)

Synonyms Lithocolletis blancardella, Lithocolletis concomitella, Phyllonorycter concomitella, Phyllonorycter pyrariella, Tinea blancardella

Other names and names in other languages (12)
  • Spotted Tentiform leafminer mothEnglish
  • klíněnka jabloňováCzech
  • ÆblerynkeminérmølDanish
  • omenamiinakoiFinnish
  • almalevélaknázó sátorosmolyHungarian
  • Vaismedinė keršoji kandelėLithuanian
  • AppelvouwmotDutch
  • Szrotówek białaczekPolish
  • Моль-пестрянка плодовая нижнесторонняяRussian
  • ploskáčik jabloňovýSlovak
  • apelguldmalSwedish
  • AppelvouwmijnmotDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the brown apple midget

Other species in the same genus Phyllonorycter.

Hawthorn midget

Phyllonorycter corylifoliella

GracillariidaeNo free photo yet

London midget

Phyllonorycter platani

GracillariidaeNo free photo yet

Garden midget

Phyllonorycter messaniella

GracillariidaeNo free photo yet

CompareBrown apple midget vs Hawthorn midgetBrown apple midget vs London midgetBrown apple midget vs Lime leafminerBrown apple midget vs Garden midget

Common questions

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Is the brown apple midget an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the brown apple midget as introduced in 1 country: United States, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the brown apple midget?

The brown apple midget (Phyllonorycter blancardella) belongs to the family Gracillariidae in the order Lepidoptera.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Brown apple midget (Phyllonorycter blancardella). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/brown-apple-midget

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“Brown apple midget (Phyllonorycter blancardella).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/brown-apple-midget.

BibTeX
@misc{brown_apple_midget_2026,
  title = {Brown apple midget (Phyllonorycter blancardella)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/brown-apple-midget},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}