Phyllocnistis drimiphaga
Introduction '''''Phyllocnistis drimiphaga''''' is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known only from cloud forests above 2000 m in Cordillera de Talamanca and Central Conservation Area in Costa Rica.1=Life history of ''Phyllocnistis drimiphaga''. '''A''' Leaf mines on abaxial side of leaf surface with white square enclosing early mine, arrow pointing to pupal cocoon fold '''B''' close-up view of early mine, arrow pointing to egg shell remains '''C''' same as figure B, but showing frass pattern (photo taken with sunlight projecting through the leaf from behind) '''D''' nearly mature old mine on adaxial side '''E''' nearly mature old mine on abaxial side (photo taken from adaxial side) '''F''' opened mine showing mature sap-feeding larva ''in situ'' '''G''' opened young pupal cocoon fold, showing cocoon-spinning larva ''in situ'' '''H''' pupal cocoon fold on adaxial mine '''I''' opened cocoon fold showing pupa ''in situ'' (dorsal view) '''J''' protruded and attached pupal shell (arrow) on pupal cocoon fold on abaxial leaf mine '''K''' opened cocoon pupal fold on adaxial mine showing ''Ageniaspis'' cocoons ''in situ''.The length of the forewings is 2.9-3.5 mm.The larvae feed on ''Drimys granadensis''.
External links *  Systematics, host plants, and life histories of three new Phyllocnistis species from the central highlands of Costa Rica (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae, Phyllocnistinae)