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Phyllonorycter comptoniella

Wikipedia Abstract

Phyllonorycter comptoniella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Canada (Nova Scotia, Québec) and the United States (Connecticut, New Jersey and Vermont). The larvae feed on Comptonia asplenifolia and Comptonia peregrina. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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Prey / Diet

Comptonia peregrina (sweet fern)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Caloptilia asplenifoliatella1
Parornix peregrinaella1

External References

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Citations

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♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0