Phyllonorycter populicola

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Phyllonorycter populicola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. populicola
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter populicola
(Kuznetzov, 1975)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis populicola Kuznetzov, 1975

Phyllonorycter populicola is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Tajikistan.

The larvae feed on Populus species, including Populus afghanica and Populus tadshikistanica. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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