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Cremastobombycia ambrosiaeella

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Cremastobombycia ambrosiaeella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Cremastobombycia
Species:
C. ambrosiaeella
Binomial name
Cremastobombycia ambrosiaeella
(Chambers, 1871)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis ambrosiaeella Chambers, 1871
  • Cremastobombycia ambrosiella (Frey & Boll, 1878)
  • Cremastobombycia ambrosiella (Dyar, [1903])
  • Cremastobombycia amoena (Frey & Boll, 1878)
  • Cremastobombycia nobilissima (Frey & Boll, 1878)

Cremastobombycia ambrosiaeella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Ontario and Quebec Canada, and Illinois, Kentucky, Texas, Maine and New York in the United States.[2][3]

The wingspan is 5.5-6.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Ambrosia species (including Ambrosia artemisiifolia and Ambrosia trifida), Helianthus species (including Helianthus giganteus), Heterotera squarrosa, Ridania alternifolia and Verbesina species (including Verbesina alternifolia). They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

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  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.
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