Phyllocnistis perseafolia Davis & Wagner, 2011

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SUBFAMILY	Phyllocnistinae
GENUS	Phyllocnistis
SPECIES	perseafolia
AUTHOR	Davis & Wagner, 2011
ORIGINAL COMBINATION	Phyllocnistis perseafolia Davis and Wagner, sp. n.
TYPE LOCALITY	Colombia, Caldas Department, Villamaria, e.l. iv.2008 Persea americana, leg. F. Posada.
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES	Latitude: 5°5'52" Longitude: -75°30'56" Toggle map
TYPE SPECIMEN(S)	Holotype ♂, genitalia slide 34075, USNM; Paratypes 9♂, 8♀, genitalia slides 34076-34078, USNM.
STATUS	Species
PUBLICATION	Davis, D. R. & Wagner, D. L. 2011. Biology and systematics of the New World Phyllocnistis Zeller leafminers of the avocado genus Persea (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae). - ZooKeys 97:39-73.
PAGINATION	65-70, figs. 2D, 3C, 4A-B, 14A-15D, 19A-E
DNA VOUCHERS	RDOPO393-10, RDOPO394-10
GENBANK	HM382096 Davis, D. R. & Wagner, D. L. 2011 :44 HM382097 Davis, D. R. & Wagner, D. L. 2011 :44

Species pictures

Species Distribution

COUNTRY	PROVINCE/STATE	PUBLICATION	PAGE
Colombia		Davis, D. R. & Wagner, D. L. 2011. Biology and systematics of the New World Phyllocnistis Zeller leafminers of the avocado genus Persea (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae). - ZooKeys 97:39-73.	70

Host Plants

FAMILY	SPECIES	COUNTRY	PUBLICATION	PAGE
Lauraceae	Persea americana	Colombia	Davis, D. R. & Wagner, D. L. 2011. Biology and systematics of the New World Phyllocnistis Zeller leafminers of the avocado genus Persea (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae). - ZooKeys 97:39-73.	70

*   Thin, serpentine mine, having a black fine trace of feces, either on the adaxial or abaxial leaf durface (Brito et al. 2017:319).