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Phyllocnistis maxberryi Kawahara, Nishida & Davis, 2009

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Higher taxa: Gracillariidae (family)/  Phyllocnistinae (subfamily)/  Phyllocnistini (tribe)/  Phyllocnistis (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Kawahara, Nishida & Davis, 2009
Citation:Phyllocnistis maxberryi Kawahara, Nishida & Davis, sp. n.
Original genus:Phyllocnistis
Publication:Kawahara, A. Y., Nishida, K. & Davis, D. R. 2009. Systematics, host plants, and life histories of three new Phyllocnistis species from the central highlands of Costa Rica (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae, Phyllocnistinae).
Journal:ZooKeys
Volume:27
Issue:
Pagination:17–20, figs 2B, 5A–F, 8A–L, 11A–I
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Phyllocnistis maxberryi (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Phyllocnistis maxberryi Kawahara, Nishida & Davis, 2009 Holotype ♀ USNM Holotype ♀, USNM Costa Rica Costa Rica, Prov. San José, Cerro de la Muerte, Villa Mills, 3100 m, emerged 13.iii.2003 from Gaiadendron punctatum, K. Nishida.
Phyllocnistis maxberryi Kawahara, Nishida & Davis, 2009 Paratype ♂ USNM Paratypes 9 larvae, 8 pupae, 7♂ and 2♀, genitalia slides USNM 33279, 33280, 33286, USNM, UCR. Costa Rica Costa Rica, Prov. San José, Cerro de la Muerte, Villa Mills, 3100 m, emerged 13.iii.2003 from Gaiadendron punctatum, K. Nishida.
Plant note:

Mines are serpentine and followed by a trail of frass that darkens through larval development. Most of the mines are found on the adaxial leaf surface, up to three larvae on the same leaf (Brito et al. 2017: 315).

Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
Phyllocnistis maxberryi Kawahara, Nishida & Davis, 2009 Chrysocharis sp. Eulophidae Costa Rica Kawahara, A. Y., Nishida, K. & Davis, D. R. 2009. Systematics, host plants, and life histories of three new Phyllocnistis species from the central highlands of Costa Rica (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae, Phyllocnistinae). page 19
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination