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Phyllocnistis
Sign in to savePhyllocnistis is a genus of moths in the family Gracillariidae.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Phyllocnistis is referenced by 103 other articles, and connects out to Animalia, insect and arthropod.
It sits within the topics Gracillarioidea genera and Phyllocnistis.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
Museum specimens
- 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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Phyllocnistinae
- Image
- Phyllocnistis maxberryi.jpg
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- Commons category
- Phyllocnistis
- topic's main category
- Category:Phyllocnistis
- taxon name
- Phyllocnistis
- taxon rank
- genus
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Description
- Adult
- Larvae
- Pupae
- Ecology
- Species
- References
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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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