Phyllonorycter stigmaphyllae Busck, 1934

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SUBFAMILY	Lithocolletinae
GENUS	Phyllonorycter
SPECIES	stigmaphyllae
AUTHOR	Busck, 1934
ORIGINAL COMBINATION	Phyllonorycter stigmaphyllae new species
TYPE LOCALITY	Cuba, Santiago de las Vegas.
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES	Latitude: 22°58'40" Longitude: -82°22'40" Toggle map
TYPE SPECIMEN(S)	Holotype, nr. 44142 (gender not stated), USNM.
STATUS	Species
PUBLICATION	Busck, A. [1934]. Microlepidoptera of Cuba. - Entomologica Americana 13 (1933)(4):151-217, 7 pls.
PAGINATION	171-172

Species pictures

Species Distribution

COUNTRY	PROVINCE/STATE	PUBLICATION	PAGE
Cuba		Busck, A. [1934]. Microlepidoptera of Cuba. - Entomologica Americana 13 (1933)(4):151-217, 7 pls.	171

Host Plants

FAMILY	SPECIES	COUNTRY	PUBLICATION	PAGE
Malpighiaceae	Stigmaphyllon sagraeanum	Cuba	Busck, A. [1934]. Microlepidoptera of Cuba. - Entomologica Americana 13 (1933)(4):151-217, 7 pls.	171

*   A large, irregular blotch-mine on the upperside of the leaf, leaving the very thin upper epidermis semitransparent whitish, while the underside of the leaf shows no sign of the mine (Busck 1834: 172).