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Phyllocnistis maxberryi

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gracillariidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Phyllocnistis

Phyllocnistis maxberryi

Phyllocnistis maxberryi is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known only from Costa Rica. It has been found on altitudes between 1,950 and 3,100 m in the Heredia Province, the Central Volcanic Conservation Area and the Cartago Province, Cerro de la Muerte, Villa Mills, in Cordillera de Talamanca.

The length of the forewings is 2.2-3.7 mm.

The larvae feed on Gaiadendron punctatum.

References

Phyllocnistis maxberryi Wikipedia