Phyllocnistis liriodendronella Clemens, 1863
Phyllocnistis liriodendronella: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/5575
Synonyms
Hodges #0849 
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250 Records

Status

Likely synonymous with Magnolia Serpentine Leafminer Moth. For now treated as distinct species.

Relationships

Larvae form distinctive leaf mines on Tulip Poplar.

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Phyllocnistis liriodendronella
Leaf mines on tulip tree, Liriodendron
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllocnistis
Species:
P. liriodendronella
Binomial name
Phyllocnistis liriodendronella
(Clemens, 1863)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phyllocnistis liriodendrella Dyar, [1903]

Phyllocnistis liriodendronella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae, known from the United States (New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Kentucky).[1] The hostplants for the species include Liriodendron tulipifera, Magnolia grandiflora, and Magnolia virginiana. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

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  1. ^ a b Phyllocnistis liriodendronella Clemens, 1863 at the Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera).