Phyllonorycter stigmaphyllae
| Phyllonorycter stigmaphyllae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. stigmaphyllae |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter stigmaphyllae Busck, 1934 | |
Phyllonorycter stigmaphyllae is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Cuba.[1]
The larvae feed on Stigmaphyllon sagraeanum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a large, irregular blotch-mine on the upperside of the leaf, leaving the very thin upper epidermis semitransparent whitish, while the underside of the leaf shows no sign of the mine.
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