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Phyllocnistis
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- Specimen records
- 807
- With media
- 4
- Family
- Gracillariidae
- Collections
- ANSP, MSU, USNM, CU, UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH, CENTRE FOR BIODIVERSITY GENOMICS
- Recorded in
- United States, Argentina, Canada
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- Description
- Adult
- Larvae
- Pupae
- Ecology
- Species
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Phyllocnistis is a genus of moths in the family Gracillariidae.
==Description== ===Adult=== Adults of the genus Phyllocnistis are very small moths with wingspans generally not exceeding 5 mm. Both fore- and hindwings are lanceolate and predominantly white. The forewings are marked with yellow to orange, longitudinal and oblique striae, often bordered by gray or black. A few species are known to possess much darker or strikingly color patterns. The compound eyes of Phyllocnistis are reduced, with an interocular index (vertical eye diameter/minimum interocular distance) of approximately 0.9. The maxillary palpi are the most reduced among Gracillariidae, being barely evident as vestigial, non-segmented lobes at the base of the elongate proboscis. The wing venation is also reduced.
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