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Species Phyllonorycter holodisci - Hodges#0756

Phyllonorycter holodisci tent mine on Holodiscus discolor - Phyllonorycter holodisci tent mine on Holodiscus discolor - Phyllonorycter holodisci
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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 Lithocolletinae
Genus Phyllonorycter
Species holodisci (Phyllonorycter holodisci - Hodges#0756)
Hodges Number
0756
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Lithocolletis holodisci Braun, 1939
Remarks
The larva lives in a mine on the upper side of a Holodiscus discolor leaf.
Print References
Braun, 1939: 282. (1)
Works Cited
1.Notes and new species: Gracilariidae [sic] (Microlepidoptera)
Braun, A.F. 1939. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 32(2): 279–287.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems