Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Phyllonorycter | |
Scientific name Phyllonorycter comptoniella | ||
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).
The larvae feed on Comptonia asplenifolia and Comptonia peregrina. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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