Gracillariidae
33a0382 –
0853 Phyllocnistis vitegenella
Clemens, 1859
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Reared - © Charley Eiseman
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| Synonymy: |
vitegenella Clemens, 1859 (Phyllocnistis) - MONA 1983: 853 |
| Host Plants: |
Miner of Vitis spp. (see references)
Shropshire & Tallamy (2025) [accessed 6xii2025]: Host familiy: Vitaceae. Host genera: Vitis. Notes: miner (Forbes 1923). |
| Similar : Species |
- 33a0383 Phyllocnistis vitifoliella
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
- Clemens, B., 1859. Contribution to American Lepidopterology. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 11: 327.
- Eiseman, C.S. & E.J. van Nieukerken, 2026. Global review of Vitaceae-feeding Phyllocnistis Zeller (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), with corrected identification of the invasive species in Europe and description of a new species from the western USA. Insecta Mundi, 1202: 10; fig. 1, 2, 10, 22, 31, 35, 39-42, 46, 48, 52, 57-59, 65-70, 91. (abstract and PDF)
- Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
- Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
- Species Page at Block Island Moths
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at Mass Moths
- Species Page at iNaturalist
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