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Phyllonorycter stigmaphyllae

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Phyllonorycter stigmaphyllae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Cuba.[1]

The larvae feed on Stigmaphyllon sagraeanum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of 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.

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Phyllonorycter stigmaphyllae: Brief Summary

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Phyllonorycter stigmaphyllae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Cuba.

The larvae feed on Stigmaphyllon sagraeanum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of 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.

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