Phyllocnistis canariensis

Phyllocnistis canariensis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Canary Islands and Madeira.

Phyllocnistis canariensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllocnistis
Species:
P. canariensis
Binomial name
Phyllocnistis canariensis
M. Hering, 1927[1]

The larvae feed on Salix canariensis. They mine the stems and leaves of their host plant.[2]

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