Phyllocnistis insignis

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]

Phyllocnistis insignis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllocnistis
Species:
P. insignis
Binomial name
Phyllocnistis insignis
Frey & Boll, 1876[1]
Synonyms
  • Phyllocnistis erechtitisella Chambers, 1878
  • Phyllocnistis erechtiisella Dyar, [1903]

The hostplants for the species include Arnoglossum muehlenbergii, Erechtites hieracifolia, Prenanthes alba, and Packera aurea. 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

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  1. ^ a b Phyllocnistis insignis Frey & Boll, 1876 at the Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera).
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