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Gracillariidae
33a0377 – 0849   Phyllocnistis liriodendronella Clemens, 1863

© Charley Eiseman
Larva and
Host Plants:
Leaf miner of Magnolia and Liriodendron.
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Phyllocnistis liriodendronella Clemens, 1863
Phyllocnistis liriodendrella Dyar, 1903
Phyllocnistis magnoliaeella Chambers, 1880
Phyllocnistis magnoliaella Busck, 1900
Phyllocnistis magnoliella Dyar, 1903
Phyllocnistis magnoliella Forbes, 1923
Taxonomic Notes: Phyllocnistis liriodendronella Clemens, 1863 includes as a synonym Phyllocnistis magnoliella Forbes, 1923 (Eiseman & Davis in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023).
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
  • Pohl, G. R. and S. R. Nanz (eds.), 2023. Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Bakersfield, California, xiv + 580 pp. (order).
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
Phyllocnistis liriodendronella
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Phyllocnistis liriodendronella
© Steve Nanz
Phyllocnistis liriodendronella
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Phyllocnistis liriodendronella
© Charley Eiseman
Phyllocnistis liriodendronella
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Phyllocnistis liriodendronella
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