Phyllonorycter populicola

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

Phyllonorycter populicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
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.

References
  1. Biology and Systematics of the North American Phyllonorycter Leafminers on Salicaceae, with a Synoptic Catalog of the Palearctic Species (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)


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