Phyllocnistis tropaeolicola
Introduction '''''Phyllocnistis tropaeolicola''''' is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known only from Cerro de la Muerte, Villa Mills, at 3,100 m elevation in the Cordillera de Talamanca in Costa Rica.1=Life history of ''Phyllocnistis tropaeolicola''. '''A''' Leaf mines on a young leaf, arrows pointing at young to middle instar larvae '''B''' mature leaf mine with pupal cocoon fold (arrow), white square enclosing early stage mine region '''C''' mature sap-feeding larva in pre-cocoon chamber '''D''' detailed view of figure C '''E''' opened mine showing nearly mature sap-feeding larva ''in situ'' '''F''' opened young pupal cocoon fold showing cocoon-spinning instar ''in situ'' '''G''' pupal cocoon fold, arrow pointing to the slender exit '''H''' opened pupal cocoon fold showing pupa ''in situ'', dorsolateral view.The length of the forewings is 2.6-5.0 mm.The larvae feed on ''Tropaeolum emarginatum''.
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