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Phyllonorycter dentifera

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gracillariidae

Scientific name
  
Phyllonorycter dentifera

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Phyllonorycter

Rank
  
Species

Phyllonorycter dentifera is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Central Asia, southern Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.

The larvae feed on Populus pruinosa. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mines are found only the upperside of the leaf.

References

Phyllonorycter dentifera Wikipedia