Phyllocnistis insignis

Phyllocnistis insignis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Infraorder:	Heteroneura
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Phyllocnistis
Species:	P. insignis
Binomial name
	Phyllocnistis insignis; Frey & Boll, 1876
Synonyms
	Phyllocnistis erechtitisella Chambers, 1878; Phyllocnistis erechtiisella Dyar, [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 Senecio aureus. 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.

References

^ ^a ^b Phyllocnistis insignis Frey & Boll, 1876 at the Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera). ^{[dead link]}

External links

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[GTD-1] Phyllocnistis insignis Frey & Boll, 1876 at the Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera). ^{[dead link]}

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