Phyllonorycter comptoniella: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Gracillariidae
Genus
Phyllonorycter
Species
Phyllonorycter comptoniella
Scientific Name
Phyllonorycter comptoniella

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Phyllonorycter comptoniella

Phyllonorycter comptoniella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Canada (Nova Scotia, Québec) and the United States (Connecticut, New Jersey and Vermont).

The larvae feed on Comptonia peregrina. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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Phyllonorycter comptoniella
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Phyllonorycter comptoniella
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Phyllonorycter comptoniella
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Phyllonorycter comptoniella
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