Phyllonorycter populicola

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

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

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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