Kebnat

Phyllonorycter

17 species

In Québec, the genus Phyllonorycter (family Gracillariidae) counts 17 species of insects. The stars? Aspen Leaf Blotch Miner, Balsam Poplar Leaf Blotch Miner and Basswood Miner Moth, the most often observed. The richest region: Outaouais, with 10 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Outaouais10
  2. Capitale-Nationale9
  3. Montérégie6
  4. Chaudière-Appalaches3
  5. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  6. Estrie2
  7. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  8. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  9. Laurentides1

Phyllonorycter 17

Lepidoptera
All4,550Lepidoptera2,108Coleoptera1,199Hemiptera482Hymenoptera230Diptera210Odonata151Orthoptera61Trichoptera35Ephemeroptera23Neuroptera21Mecoptera9Blattodea7Plecoptera7Dermaptera4Mantodea2Phasmida1
Gracillariidae
All2,108Noctuidae445Tortricidae317Geometridae242Erebidae203Crambidae132Gelechiidae84Pyralidae80Gracillariidae68Nymphalidae51Notodontidae49Lycaenidae31Sphingidae31Tineidae31Hesperiidae29Depressariidae26Nepticulidae24Sesiidae21Coleophoridae18Limacodidae15Pterophoridae14Momphidae13Pieridae13Nolidae12Saturniidae11Argyresthiidae10Drepanidae8Oecophoridae8Blastobasidae6Cosmopterigidae6Hepialidae6Lasiocampidae6Papilionidae6Bucculatricidae5Choreutidae5Cossidae5Tischeriidae5Autostichidae4Carposinidae4Elachistidae4Ethmiidae4Heliozelidae4Psychidae4Yponomeutidae4Euteliidae3Glyphipterigidae3Plutellidae3Scythrididae3Ypsolophidae3Adelidae2Alucitidae2Apatelodidae2Eriocraniidae2Incurvariidae2Lyonetiidae2Prodoxidae2Schreckensteiniidae2Uraniidae2Attevidae1Batrachedridae1Bedelliidae1Dryadaulidae1Epermeniidae1Heliodinidae1Lecithoceridae1Micropterigidae1Opostegidae1Thyrididae1Urodidae1
Aspen Leaf Blotch Miner13 observations
Balsam Poplar Leaf Blotch Miner11 observations
Basswood Miner Moth9 observations
Lesser Maple Leaf Blotch Miner8 observations
Wrinkled Hophornbeam Blotch Miner Moth7 observations
Spotted Tentiform Leafminer Moth6 observations
Beech Midget5 observations
Basswood Round-blotch Miner Moth5 observations
Phyllonorycter tritaenianella4 observations
Phyllonorycter basistrigella3 observations
Phyllonorycter clemensella2 observations
Labrador Tea Leaf Miner2 observations
cherry blotchminer2 observations
Phyllonorycter aeriferella1 observations
Large Midget1 observations
Golden Elm LeafminerPhyllonorycter argentinotella
Oak Tentiform LeafminerPhyllonorycter fitchella