Phyllocnistis vitifoliella
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Phyllocnistis vitifoliella is a moth
of the Gracillariidae
family, known from Québec
and the United States
(where it has been recorded from Wisconsin, California, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Michigan, New York, Texas, Vermont, Kentucky and Illinois).
The hostplants for the species include Vitis cordifolia and Vitis vulpina
. They mine
the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a long, linear, winding mine on the upperside of the leaf. Pupation takes place in a pupal chamber at the distal end of the mine.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Gracillariidae
Gracillariidae
Gracillariidae is an important family of insects in the order Lepidoptera and the principal family of leaf miners that includes several economic, horticultural or recently invasive pest species such as the horse-chestnut leaf miner, Cameraria ohridella....
family, known from Québec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
(where it has been recorded from Wisconsin, California, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Michigan, New York, Texas, Vermont, Kentucky and Illinois).
The hostplants for the species include Vitis cordifolia and Vitis vulpina
Vitis vulpina
Vitis vulpina is a herbaceous perennial vine of the family Vitaceae . The genus name Vitis comes from the Latin word for "vine" and the species name vulpina comes from the Latin word for "fox-like" or belonging to a fox...
. They mine
Leaf miner
Leaf miner is a term used to describe the larvae of many different species of insect which live in and eat the leaf tissue of plants. The vast majority of leaf-mining insects are moths , sawflies and flies , though some beetles and wasps also exhibit this behavior.Like Woodboring beetles, leaf...
the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a long, linear, winding mine on the upperside of the leaf. Pupation takes place in a pupal chamber at the distal end of the mine.