Anthophila alpinella is a moth of the Choreutidae family. It is found from the north-eastern United States and southern Canada to British Columbia, the Rocky Mountains, and along the Pacific Coast to Marin County, California. In Canada, adults have been recorded from early June to early July and in September. The larvae feed on Urtica species, including Urtica dioica. They form a web at the tip of a leaf of their host plant. Larvae can be found in April, July and August.