Phyllocnistis wygodzinskyi
| Phyllocnistis wygodzinskyi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllocnistis |
| Species: | P. wygodzinskyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllocnistis wygodzinskyi E. M. Hering, 1958[1] | |
Phyllocnistis wygodzinskyi is a moth of the Gracillariidae family, known from Argentina.[1] It was described by German entomologist Erich Martin Hering in 1958.[2] The larvae feed on Asteraceae species. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Phyllocnistis wygodzinskyi E. M. Hering, 1958 at the Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera).
- ↑ Hering, E. M. 1958b. Neue Microlepidopteren von Tucuman. - Acta Zoologica Lilloana 15:303–312.