Phyllocnistis insignis
| Phyllocnistis insignis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllocnistis |
| Species: | P. insignis |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllocnistis insignis Frey & Boll, 1876[1] | |
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Phyllocnistis insignis is a moth of the Gracillariidae family, found throughout the United States (including Maine, Illinois, Ohio, Maryland, Michigan, Kentucky, Missouri, Texas, Georgia, Florida and California).[1]
The hostplants for the species include Arnoglossum muehlenbergii, Erechtites hieracifolia, Prenanthes alba, and Senecio aureus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a long, narrow, linear, winding mine on the upperside of the leaf.
References
- 1 2 Phyllocnistis insignis Frey & Boll, 1876 at the Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera).
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