Phyllocnistis liriodendronella
| Phyllocnistis liriodendronella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllocnistis |
| Species: | P. liriodendronella |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllocnistis liriodendronella (Clemens, 1863)[1] | |
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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 2 Phyllocnistis liriodendronella Clemens, 1863 at the Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera).
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