Phyllocnistis canariensis

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Phyllocnistis canariensis
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Leaf galls caused by Phyllocnistis canariensis
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllocnistis
Species:
P. canariensis
Binomial name
Phyllocnistis canariensis
M. Hering, 1927 [1]

Phyllocnistis canariensis is a species of moth in the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Canary Islands and Madeira.

The larvae feed on Salix canariensis . They mine the stems and leaves of their host plant. [2]

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