Phyllocnistis liquidambarisella
| Phyllocnistis liquidambarisella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllocnistis |
| Species: | P. liquidambarisella |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllocnistis liquidambarisella (Chambers, 1875)[1] | |
Phyllocnistis liquidambarisella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family, known from the United States (New York, Maryland, Kentucky, Georgia, Texas, Florida).[1] The hostplant for the species is Liquidambar styraciflua. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a long, winding, linear mine on the upperside of the leaf. It is rather indistinct, without any central line of frass.
References
- 1 2 Phyllocnistis liquidambarisella Chambers, 1875 at the Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera).
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