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Phyllocnistis hyperpersea - Hodges#0845.1 (Phyllocnistis hyperpersea)
Species
Phyllocnistis hyperpersea
- Hodges#0845.1
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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
hyperpersea
(Phyllocnistis hyperpersea - Hodges#0845.1)
Hodges Number
0845.1
Explanation of Names
Authors: Davis & Wagner, 2011
Food
It mines the leaves of avocado
Internet References
Wikipedia
Zookeys
. Biology and systematics of the New World
Phyllocnistis
Zeller leafminers of the avocado genus
Persea
(Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae)
Contributed by
Charley Eiseman
on 11 April, 2012 - 10:14pm
Additional contributions by
Steve Nanz
,
Beatriz Moisset
,
Dave Webb
Last updated 23 February, 2024 - 1:43am