Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Caloreas multimarginata (Braun, 1925)
Choreutis melanifera Keifer, 1937
Choreutis multimarginata Braun, 1925
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Phylogenetic Sequence # 580017
Identification
Very similar to
C. leucobasis, which has white-tipped black scales, whereas
C. multimarginata has white-margined black scales
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Season
The single adult Braun (1925) reared emerged in July in Utah
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Food
Braun (1925) reared it from a mint (Lamiaceae)
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Life Cycle
The larvae spin a web between several mint leaves
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Print References
Braun, A. 1925. Microlepidoptera of Northern Utah.
Transactions of the American Entomological Society 51(3):
203-204.
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