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Phyllocnistis drimiphaga 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 drimiphaga 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:12–17, figs 2A, 4A–E, 7A–L, 10A–K
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Phyllocnistis drimiphaga (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Phyllocnistis drimiphaga Kawahara, Nishida & Davis, 2009 Holotype ♂ USNM Holotype ♂, USNM Costa Rica Costa Rica, Prov. Heredia, 6 km NE Vara Blanca, 2050 m, 10°10'34"N 084°06'41"W, emerged 27.i.2004 from Drimys granadensis, K. Nishida.
Phyllocnistis drimiphaga Kawahara, Nishida & Davis, 2009 Paratype ♂ USNM Paratypes 2 larvae, 3 pupae, 2♂ and 3♀, USNM, UCR, INBIO. Costa Rica Costa Rica, Prov. Heredia, 6 km NE Vara Blanca, 2050 m, 10°10'34"N 084°06'41"W, emerged 27.i.2004 from Drimys granadensis, K. Nishida.
Plant note:

Mines are narrow and followed by a black thin trail of frass; a spiral-shaped mine at initial stage that changes into a serpentine mine of greenish-yellow coloration. Most of the mines are found on young leaves (Brito et al. 2017: 312).

Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
Phyllocnistis drimiphaga Kawahara, Nishida & Davis, 2009 Ageniaspis sp. Encyrtidae 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 16
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination