Phyllonorycter insignis
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| Phyllonorycter insignis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. insignis |
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| Phyllonorycter insignis (Walsingham, 1889)[1] | |
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Phyllonorycter insignis is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the United States (California and Maine).[2]
The wingspan is about 9 mm.
The larvae feed on Erechtites species and Ceanothus integerrimus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is found on the underside of the leaf, occupying a comparatively small area in which the leaf substance is almost entirely eaten out. The lower epidermis is closely wrinkled at maturity.
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