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Phyllocnistis abatiae Hering, 1958

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Higher taxa: Gracillariidae (family)/  Phyllocnistinae (subfamily)/  Phyllocnistini (tribe)/  Phyllocnistis (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Hering, 1958
Citation:Phyllocnistis abatiae, sp. nov.
Original genus:Phyllocnistis
Publication:Hering, E. M. 1958b. Neue Microlepidopteren von Tucuman.
Journal:Acta Zoologica Lilloana
Volume:15
Issue:
Pagination:311–312, figs 14d, 15, 16
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Phyllocnistis abatiae (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Phyllocnistis abatiae Hering, 1958 Holotype ♂ Holotype ♂, genitalia slide mounted in glycerine, ZMBH. Argentina [Argentina], Tucumán, Tafí del Valle, Quebrada de la Angostura, 1800 m.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Phyllocnistis abatiae Hering, 1958 Argentina Hering, E. M. 1958b. Neue Microlepidopteren von Tucuman. page 311
Plant note:

Mines are found on adaxial leaf surface, with a greenish serpentine shape. The larva usually begins next to petiole, followed by by a thin black trail of frass, mine increases in size and tracks the leaf apex (Brito et al. 2017: 307).

Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Phyllocnistis abatiae Hering, 1958 Abatia stellata Salicaceae Argentina Hering, E. M. 1958b. Neue Microlepidopteren von Tucuman. page 311
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination