Phyllocnistis insignis

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Phyllocnistis insignis
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P. insignis
Binomial name
Phyllocnistis insignis
Frey & Boll, 1876 [1]
Synonyms
  • Phyllocnistis erechtitisellaChambers, 1878
  • Phyllocnistis erechtiisellaDyar, [1903]

Phyllocnistis insignis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae, 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 Packera aurea . 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.

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References

  1. 1 2 Phyllocnistis insignis Frey & Boll, 1876 at the Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera).