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Aspen Serpentine Leafminer Moth
Phyllocnistis populiella (Chambers, 1875)
Family: Gracillariidae
Subfamily: Phyllocnistinae
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Taxonomy Notes: None.
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 14 of 14 verified sightings

Observation date: Sep 13, 2020
Submitted by: jollygoodyellow
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 09, 2022

Observation date: Jun 25, 2018
Submitted by: w
Region: Cook County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 26, 2021

Observation date: Jul 10, 2017
Submitted by: w
Region: Carlton County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 26, 2021

Observation date: Aug 14, 2020
Submitted by: tirvine2020
Region: Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 14, 2020

Observation date: Jun 12, 2019
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Mar 25, 2020

Observation date: Jul 10, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 04, 2019

Observation date: Jul 19, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 03, 2019

Observation date: Jul 11, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 28, 2019

Observation date: Jul 11, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 27, 2019

Observation date: Jul 21, 2018
Submitted by: a-o
Region: Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 24, 2018

Observation date: Jul 24, 2018
Submitted by: Tony DeSantis
Region: Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 18, 2018

Observation date: May 25, 2018
Submitted by: RobertWeeden
Region: Fairbanks North Star, Alaska, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 27, 2018

Observation date: Aug 11, 2011
Submitted by: jsherman
Region: Oakland County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: elsner
Verified date: Feb 11, 2013

Observation date: Aug 22, 2010
Submitted by: Dwaine Wagoner
Region: Natrona County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Mar 19, 2012