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Species Phyllocnistis vitifoliella - Hodges#0854

Phyllocnistis (Wild Grape) - Phyllocnistis vitifoliella

Bioblitz Durham NC Leaf miner on Vitis rotundifolia Phyllocnistis vitifoliella 2015 2 - Phyllocnistis vitifoliella

Unid Leafminer WWva2 - Phyllocnistis vitifoliella

Phyllocnistis on Vitis sp. - Phyllocnistis vitifoliella

Leafminer on Vitis sp. - Phyllocnistis vitifoliella

Gracillariidae, Grape leaf miner - Phyllocnistis vitifoliella

Phyllocnistis vitifoliella - Hodges#0854 - Phyllocnistis vitifoliella

P. vitifoliella ex Vitis labrusca - Phyllocnistis vitifoliella

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Gracillarioidea (Ribbed Cocoon-maker and Leaf Blotch Miner Moths)

Family Gracillariidae (Leaf Blotch Miner Moths)

Subfamily Phyllocnistinae

Genus Phyllocnistis

No Taxon (vitegenella complex)

Species vitifoliella (Phyllocnistis vitifoliella - Hodges#0854)

Hodges Number

0854

Explanation of Names

Author: Chambers, 1871

Food

The larvae mine the leaves of Vitis spp. Known hosts Vitis cordifolia and Vitis vulpina.

Internet References

Discover Life

EoL

Moth Photographers Group

Wikipedia

Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 27 September, 2008 - 4:35pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Ron M.
Last updated 2 November, 2015 - 3:57pm

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