Phyllonorycter latus is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is probably widespread throughout the western United States, but only known from Inyo County in California and Grand and Alamosa counties in Colorado.
| Phyllonorycter latus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. latus
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter latus Davis & Deschka, 2001
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The length of the forewings is 3.7-4.4 mm. Adults are on wing in August in one generation.
The larvae feed on Populus tremuloides. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[1]
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