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Phyllocnistis magnoliella
	Caterpillar inside leaf mine
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Infraorder:	Heteroneura
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Phyllocnistis
Species:	P. magnoliella
Binomial name
	Phyllocnistis magnoliella; Chambers, 1878
Synonyms
	Phyllocnistis magnoliaella Busck, 1900 ; Phyllocnistis magnoliella Dyar, [1903] ;

Phyllocnistis magnoliella (magnolia serpentine leafminer moth) is a moth of the family Gracillariidae, known from the United States (Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York).^[1] The hostplants for the species include Magnolia acuminata, Magnolia grandiflora, Magnolia umbrella, and Magnolia virginiana.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Phyllocnistis magnoliaeella Chambers, 1878 at the Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera).

Forbes, W. T. M. (1923) The Lepidoptera of New York and neighbouring states. Part I. Primitive forms, Microlepidoptera, Pyraloids, Bombyces.: 1–729
Bugguide.net. Species Phyllocnistis magnoliella - Magnolia Serpentine Leafminer Moth - Hodges#0851

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