Phyllocnistis canariensis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Canary Islands and Madeira.
Phyllocnistis canariensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Phyllocnistis |
Species: | P. canariensis
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Binomial name | |
Phyllocnistis canariensis M. Hering, 1927[1]
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The larvae feed on Salix canariensis. They mine the stems and leaves of their host plant.[2]
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