page_title: Phyllocnistis maxberryi
hierarchical_section_title: Phyllocnistis maxberryi
caption_attribution_description: English: Life history of Phyllocnistis maxberryi.A Leaf mines of young growing Gaiadendron shoot B mature mine with pupal cocoon fold (arrow) C nearly mature mine and mature sap-feeding larva (left arrow), and oviposition location (right arrow) D close-up view of mature sap-feeding larva E openede mine showing mature sap-feeding larva in situ F opened young pupal cocoon fold showing cocoon-spinning larva in situ G pupal cocoon fold, arrow pointing at thinner pupal exit H opened pupal cocoon fold showing pupa in situ, dorsal view I pupa in situ, lateral view. Polski: Stadia ontogenetyczne Phyllocnistis maxberryi.
context_page_description: Phyllocnistis maxberryi is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. 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 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.
context_section_description: Phyllocnistis maxberryi is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. 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 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.
caption: Life history of Phyllocnistis maxberryi.
  A Leaf mines of young growing Gaiadendron shoot B mature mine with pupal cocoon fold (arrow) C nearly mature mine and mature sap-feeding larva (left arrow), and oviposition location (right arrow) D close-up view of mature sap-feeding larva E openede mine showing mature sap-feeding larva in situ F opened young pupal cocoon fold showing cocoon-spinning larva in situ G pupal cocoon fold, arrow pointing at thinner pupal exit H opened pupal cocoon fold showing pupa in situ, dorsal view I pupa in situ, lateral view.
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