Biology:Phyllocnistis wygodzinskyi

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Phyllocnistis wygodzinskyi
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P. wygodzinskyi
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Phyllocnistis wygodzinskyi
E. M. Hering, 1958[1]

Phyllocnistis wygodzinskyi is a moth of the family Gracillariidae, known from Argentina .[1] It was described by German entomologist Erich Martin Hering in 1958.[2] The larvae feed on Asteraceae species. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Phyllocnistis wygodzinskyi E. M. Hering, 1958 at the Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera).
  2. Hering, E. M. 1958b. Neue Microlepidopteren von Tucuman. - Acta Zoologica Lilloana 15:303–312.

Wikidata ☰ Q7188781 entry