Biology:Phyllonorycter insignis

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Short description: Species of moth

Phyllonorycter insignis
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. insignis
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter insignis
(Walsingham, 1889)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis insignis Walsingham, 1889

Phyllonorycter insignis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from California and Maine in the United States.[2]

The wingspan is about 9 mm.

The larvae feed on Erechtites species and Ceanothus integerrimus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is found on the underside of the leaf, occupying a comparatively small area in which the leaf substance is almost entirely eaten out. The lower epidermis is closely wrinkled at maturity.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7189052 entry