Tebenna silphiella

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Tebenna silphiella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Choreutidae
Genus: Tebenna
Species:
T. silphiella
Binomial name
Tebenna silphiella
(Grote, 1881) [1]
Synonyms
  • Choreutis silphiellaGrote, 1881

Tebenna silphiella, the rosinweed moth, is a moth of the family Choreutidae. It is known from the central part of the United States, including Wisconsin, Illinois and Colorado. The habitat consists of prairies and meadows. [2]

Adults are on wing from early to late May. There are two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Silphium integrifolium . They skeletonize the leaves of their host plant, almost always on the top leaves (those at or near the apex). Full-grown larvae are about 12 mm long. Larvae have been recorded from May to June.

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References

  1. "choreutidae.lifedesks.org". choreutidae.lifedesks.org. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
  2. "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2011-12-19.