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Phyllocnistis valentinensis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Spain, Greece and Bulgaria.

Phyllocnistis valentinensis
Phyllocnistis valentinensis mines on Salix fragilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Infraorder:	Heteroneura
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Phyllocnistis
Species:	P. valentinensis
Binomial name
Phyllocnistis valentinensis M. Hering, 1936[1]

The larvae feed on Salix alba and Salix triandra. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a lower-surface, epidermal gallery with a very narrow central frass line. The gallery remains within the blade of a single leaf. The gallery ends upon the leaf margin, that folds somewhat downwards. Here, pupation takes place.[2]

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