Phyllonorycter comptoniella
| Phyllonorycter comptoniella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. comptoniella |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter comptoniella (Darlington, 1949) | |
Phyllonorycter comptoniella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Canada (Nova Scotia, Québec) and the United States (Connecticut, New Jersey and Vermont).[1]
The larvae feed on Comptonia asplenifolia and Comptonia peregrina. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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