Aspen Serpentine Leafminer Moth
Phyllocnistis populiella Chambers, 1875
Aspen Serpentine Leafminer Moth: https://www.marylandbiodiversity.org/species/5577
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Phyllocnistis populiella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllocnistis
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P. populiella
Binomial name
Phyllocnistis populiella
Chambers, 1875

Phyllocnistis populiella, the common aspen leaf miner or aspen serpentine leafminer, is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in northern North America, including Alberta, Massachusetts, Ontario and Alaska.

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The larvae feed on Populus tremuloides and balsam poplar.

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