Phyllonorycter comparella
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. comparella
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter comparella (Duponchel, 1843)
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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.
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
[edit]- bladmineerders.nl Archived 2012-08-18 at the Wayback Machine
- Fauna Europaea
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