Phyllonorycter acanthus Davis & Deschka, 2001
| SUBFAMILY | Lithocolletinae |
| GENUS | Phyllonorycter |
| SPECIES | acanthus |
| AUTHOR | Davis & Deschka, 2001 |
| ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Phyllonorycter acanthus, new species |
| TYPE LOCALITY | Mexico: Durango, El Salto, 2100 m. |
| GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | Latitude: 23°46'56" Longitude: -105°21'30" |
| TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♂, genitalia slide nr. USNM30779♂, GD1704♀, USNM; Paratypes 4♂ and 10♀ in coll. Deschka (Steyr), USNM. |
| STATUS | Species |
| PUBLICATION | Davis, D. R. & Deschka, G. 2001. Biology and systematics of the North American Phyllonorycter leafminers on Salicaceae, with a synoptic catalog of the Palearctic species (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). - Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (614):1-89. |
| PAGINATION | 42-45, figs. 25, 37, 195-203, 251-253, 309-312, 351, 352, 433, 434, 450, 451, map 5 |
Species pictures
Species Distribution
| COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Mexico | Davis, D. R. & Deschka, G. 2001. Biology and systematics of the North American Phyllonorycter leafminers on Salicaceae, with a synoptic catalog of the Palearctic species (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). - Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (614):1-89. | 45 |
Host Plants
| FAMILY | SPECIES | COUNTRY | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Salicaceae | Salix bonplandiana | Mexico | Davis, D. R. & Deschka, G. 2001. Biology and systematics of the North American Phyllonorycter leafminers on Salicaceae, with a synoptic catalog of the Palearctic species (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). - Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (614):1-89. | 45 |
