Biology:Phyllocnistis liquidambarisella

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Short description: Species of moth


Phyllocnistis liquidambarisella
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P. liquidambarisella
Binomial name
Phyllocnistis liquidambarisella
(Chambers, 1875)[1]

Phyllocnistis liquidambarisella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae, 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. 1.0 1.1 Phyllocnistis liquidambarisella Chambers, 1875 at the Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera).

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q10805585 entry