Cremastobombycia solidaginis

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Cremastobombycia solidaginis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Cremastobombycia
Species:
C. solidaginis
Binomial name
Cremastobombycia solidaginis
(Frey & Boll, 1876) [1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis solidaginisFrey & Boll, 1876
  • Cremastobombycia solidaginiaEly, 1918
  • Cremastobombycia solidaginisella(Chambers, 1880)

Cremastobombycia solidaginis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Ontario and Quebec in Canada, and Florida, Texas, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Michigan in the United States. [2] [3]

Mine and cocoon Cremastobombycia solidaginis mine and cocoon.JPG
Mine and cocoon

The wingspan is 7–9 mm.

The larvae feed on Baccharis pilularis and Solidago species, including Solidago altissima , Solidago bicolor , Solidago caesia , Solidago canadensis , Solidago fistulosa , Solidago gigantea , Solidago patula and Solidago rugosa .

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References

  1. Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  3. Gregory R. Pohl; Jean-François Landry; Christian Schmidt; et al. (2018). Annotated checklist of the moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) of Canada and Alaska. Series Faunistica. Vol. 118. ISBN   978-954-642-909-4. OL   32898597M. Wikidata   Q97158808.