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Species Phyllocnistis citrella - Citrus Leafminer - Hodges#0854.1

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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
Species citrella (Citrus Leafminer - Hodges#0854.1)
Hodges Number
0854.1
Explanation of Names
Author: Stainton, 1856
Range
Native to Asia; first found in Florida in 1993. Now found all over the world.
Food
Larvae mine in citrus leaves. Also in other Rutaceae
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
Center for Invasive Species Research
Florida Entomologist. Attraction of A Native Florida Leafminer, Phyllocnistis Insignis (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), to Pheromone of an Invasive Citrus Leafminer, P. Citrella: Evidence for Mating Disruption of a Native Non-Target Species
U. Florida
Wikipedia
Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 10 December, 2011 - 8:35am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 15 March, 2017 - 2:48pm

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