Phyllocnistis liriodendronella

Phyllocnistis liriodendronella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllocnistis
Species: P. liriodendronella
Binomial name
Phyllocnistis liriodendronella
(Clemens, 1863)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phyllocnistis liriodendrella Dyar, [1903]

Phyllocnistis liriodendronella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family, known from the United States (New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Kentucky).[1] The hostplants for the species include Liriodendron tulipifera, Magnolia glauca, Magnolia grandiflora, and Magnolia virginiana. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a long, winding, linear mine on either surface of the leaf, especially the small terminal leaves.

References

  1. 1 2 Phyllocnistis liriodendronella Clemens, 1863 at the Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera).


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