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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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