Phyllocnistis liriodendronella

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Phyllocnistis liriodendronella
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Leaf mines on tulip tree, Liriodendron
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllocnistis
Species:
P. liriodendronella
Binomial name
Phyllocnistis liriodendronella
(Clemens, 1863) [1]
Synonyms
  • Phyllocnistis liriodendrellaDyar, [1903]

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.

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References

  1. 1 2 Phyllocnistis liriodendronella Clemens, 1863 at the Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera).