Phyllocnistis maxberryi
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllocnistis |
| Species: | P. maxberryi |
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Phyllocnistis maxberryi Kawahara, Nishida & Davis, 2009 |
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Phyllocnistis maxberryi is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known only from Costa Rica. It has been found on altitudes between 1,950 and 3,100 m in the Heredia Province, the Central Volcanic Conservation Area and the Cartago Province, Cerro de la Muerte, Villa Mills, in Cordillera de Talamanca.
The length of the forewings is 2.2-3.7 mm.
The larvae feed on Gaiadendron punctatum.
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