Phyllocnistis liriodendronella
Appearance
Phyllocnistis liriodendronella | |
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Leaf mines on tulip tree, Liriodendron | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Phyllocnistis |
Species: | P. liriodendronella
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Binomial name | |
Phyllocnistis liriodendronella | |
Synonyms | |
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Phyllocnistis liriodendronella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae, known from the United States (New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Kentucky).[1] The hostplants for the species include Liriodendron tulipifera, Magnolia grandiflora, and Magnolia virginiana. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Phyllocnistis liriodendronella Clemens, 1863 at the Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera).