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Phyllocnistis meliacella (Mahogany Leaf Miner)

Wikipedia Abstract

The mahogany leaf miner (Phyllocnistis meliacella) is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Costa Rica, but has recently also been recorded from Florida in the United States. The larvae feed on Meliaceae species.
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Prey / Diet

Swietenia macrophylla (big leaf mahogany)[1]
Swietenia mahagoni (West Indian mahogany)[1]
Toona calantas (Barbados cedar)[1]

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♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0