Phyllonorycter comparella
Species of moth
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Phyllonorycter comparella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found from Germany and the Baltic States to Spain, Sardinia, Sicily, Hungary and Bulgaria and from Great Britain to central and southern Russia.
| Phyllonorycter comparella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. comparella |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter comparella (Duponchel, 1843) | |
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The wingspan is about 8 mm.
The larvae feed on Populus alba, Populus canescens and sometimes Populus nigra. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
External links
- bladmineerders.nl Archived 2012-08-18 at the Wayback Machine
- Fauna Europaea
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