Phyllocnistis vitifoliella

Phyllocnistis vitifoliella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae, known from Québec and the United States (where it has been recorded from Wisconsin, California, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Michigan, New York, Texas, Vermont, Kentucky and Illinois).[1]

Phyllocnistis vitifoliella
Leafmine in frost grape (Vitis vulpina) caused by Phyllocnistis vitifoliella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllocnistis
Species:
P. vitifoliella
Binomial name
Phyllocnistis vitifoliella
(Chambers, 1871)[1]

The hostplants for the species include Vitis cordifolia and Vitis vulpina. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a long, linear, winding mine on the upperside of the leaf. Pupation takes place in a pupal chamber at the distal end of the mine.

References

  1. Phyllocnistis vitifoliella Chambers, 1871 at the Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera).


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