Biology:Catastega aceriella
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Short description: Species of moth
Catastega aceriella | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Catastega |
Species: | C. aceriella
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Binomial name | |
Catastega aceriella | |
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Catastega aceriella, the maple trumpet skeletonizer moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America from southern Ontario and Nova Scotia to North Carolina and Tennessee .
The wingspan is 13–17 mm. Adults are greyish brown. There may be more than one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Acer species.[3] They skeletonise the leaves of their host, resulting in a trumpet construction.
References
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q5051549 entry
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