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Species Exaeretia ciniflonella - Hodges#0908

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Gelechioidea (Twirler Moths and kin)
Family Depressariidae
Subfamily Depressariinae
Genus Exaeretia
Species ciniflonella (Exaeretia ciniflonella - Hodges#0908 )
Hodges Number
0908
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Depressaria ciniflonella kusnezovi Krulikowsky, 1908
Depressariodes ciniflonella (Lienig & Zeller, 1846)
Exaeretia ciniflonella (Lienig & Zeller, 1846)
Numbers
The genus Depressariodes includes 12 species in America north of Mexico.
Size
The wingspan averages 16 mm.
Range
California and Nevada; northern areas of North America.
Moth Photographers Group - large map with some distribution data. (1)
Habitat
Exaeretia ciniflonella is often associated with aspen highlands.
Season
The adults are most common from March through October. (1)
Food
The larval host plants include:
Betula (birch)
Populus (aspen)
Salix (willow)
Print References
Hodges, R.W., 1974. The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 6.2, p. 49; pl. 3.18-27. (2)
Krulikowsky, 1908. Societas Entomologica, 23(3): 18.