Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Phyllocnistis insignis | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Phyllocnistis Rank Species | |
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Similar Phyllocnistis populiella, Phyllocnistinae, Phyllocnistis, Caloptilia stigmatella, Leaf blotch miner moth | ||
Phyllocnistis insignis is a moth of the Gracillariidae family, found throughout the United States (including Maine, Illinois, Ohio, Maryland, Michigan, Kentucky, Missouri, Texas, Georgia, Florida and California).
The hostplants for the species include Arnoglossum muehlenbergii, Erechtites hieracifolia, Prenanthes alba, and Senecio aureus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a long, narrow, linear, winding mine on the upperside of the leaf.
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