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Phyllocnistis canariensis

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Phyllocnistis canariensis
Leaf galls caused by Phyllocnistis canariensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllocnistis
Species:
P. canariensis
Binomial name
Phyllocnistis canariensis
M. Hering, 1927[1]

Phyllocnistis canariensis is a species of moth in the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Canary Islands and Madeira.

The larvae feed on Salix canariensis. They mine the stems and leaves of their host plant.[2]

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