Blastodacna curvilineella is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1872.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Kentucky, Maine, Ontario and Quebec.[2]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Elachistidae |
Genus: | Blastodacna |
Species: | B. curvilineella
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Binomial name | |
Blastodacna curvilineella (Chambers, 1872)
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The wings are dusky grey, sprinkled with hoary (white or grey) and there is a hoary spot on each side of the thorax above the wings. There are two or three indistinct, dusky longitudinal short streaks on the wings.[3] Adults are on wing from May to July.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Crataegus species.
References
edit- ^ "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
- ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
- ^ The Canadian Entomologist 4 (9): 172 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.