Epiblema scudderiana

Epiblema scudderiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Epiblema
Species:	E. scudderiana
Binomial name
Epiblema scudderiana Clemens, 1860

Epiblema scudderiana, the goldenrod gall moth, is a species of tortricid moth in the family Tortricidae. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} As their common name suggests, they do feed on and form galls on goldenrod stems. To overwinter the caterpillars line the inside of their galls with silk before going into diapause. ^[5]

The MONA or Hodges number for Epiblema scudderiana is 3186. ^[6]

Goldenrod gall moth, Epiblema scudderiana

References

1. "Epiblema scudderiana species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
2. "Epiblema scudderiana". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
3. "Epiblema scudderiana Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
4. "Epiblema scudderiana Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
5. Williamson, Sam M.; Ingelson-Filpula, W. Aline; Hadj-Moussa, Hanane; Storey, Kenneth B. (October 2021). "Epigenetic underpinnings of freeze avoidance in the goldenrod gall moth, Epiblema scudderiana". Journal of Insect Physiology. 134 104298. Bibcode:2021JInsP.13404298W. doi:10.1016/j.jinsphys.2021.104298. PMID   34411584.
6. "North American Moth Photographers Group, Epiblema scudderiana" . Retrieved 2018-04-05.

Further reading

• Beadle, David; Leckie, Seabrooke (2012). Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America. Virginia Museum of Natural History. ISBN   978-0-547-23848-7.
• Covell, Charles V. Jr. (2005). A Field Guide to Moths of Eastern North America. Special Publication Number 12. Virginia Museum of Natural History. ISBN   1-884549-21-7.
• Grote, Aug.R.; Robinson, C.T. (1868). List of the Lepidoptera of North America. American Entomological Society.
• Heppner, J.B. (2003). "Lepidoptera of Florida. Part 1. Introduction and catalog" (PDF). Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Areas. 17. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. ISSN   0066-8036. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-23. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
• Hodges, Ronald W., ed. (1983). Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico: Including Greenland. E.W. Classey and The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation. ISBN   978-0-86096-016-4.
• Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi: 10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287 .
• Powell, Jerry A.; Opler, Paul A. (2009). Moths of Western North America. University of California Press. ISBN   978-0-520-25197-7.

External links

• Media related to Epiblema scudderiana at Wikimedia Commons