Phyllonorycter populicola is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Tajikistan.
Phyllonorycter populicola | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
Species: | P. populicola
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Binomial name | |
Phyllonorycter populicola (Kuznetzov, 1975)[1]
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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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