Biology:Cremastobombycia ignota

Cremastobombycia ignota
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Cremastobombycia
Species:	C. ignota
Binomial name
	Cremastobombycia ignota; (Frey & Boll, 1873)
Synonyms
	Lithocolletis ignota Frey & Boll, 1873 ; (Frey & Boll, 1878) (Frey & Boll, 1878) ; (Chambers, 1875) Cremastobombycia hilianthivorella; Cremastobombycia heleanithivorella (Chambers, 1875) ; Cremastobombycia bostonica (Chambers, 1878) ; Cremastobombycia heleanthivorella Cremastobombycia actinomeridis; (Frey & Boll, 1873) (Walsingham, 1889) ; Cremastobombycia helianthisella Cremastobombycia elephantopodella; (Chambers, 1874) Cremastobombycia helianthivorella;

Short description: Species of moth

Cremastobombycia ignota is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Illinois, Texas , Kentucky, Maine, New York, Massachusetts , Washington (state) and Ohio in the United States.^[2]

The wingspan is 6.5-7.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Elephantopus species (including Elephantopus carolinianus), Helianthus species (including Helianthus annuus and Helianthus giganteus), Ridania alternifolia, Verbesina species (including Verbesina alternifolia and Verbesina virginica). They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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