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Gracillariidae
33a0309 – 0745   Phyllonorycter comptoniella (Darlington, 1949)

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Larva and
Host Plants:
Sweet fern (Comptonia peregrina).
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • comptoniella Darlington 1949 (Lithocolletis) - MONA 1983: 0745; Type locality: New Lisbon, NJ
  • References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Darlington, E.P., 1948 [1949]. Notes on some North American Lepidoptera reared on sweet fern (Comptonia asplenifolia Linnaeus) with description of new species. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 74(3-4): 182; pl. 2, figs. 3, 4.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths

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