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Magnolia Serpentine Leafminer Moth (Phyllocnistis magnoliella)

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Phyllocnistis magnoliella
Caterpillar inside leaf mine
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllocnistis
Species:
P. magnoliella
Binomial name
Phyllocnistis magnoliella
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.

Magnolia leaf with mines made by P. magnoliella

References

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