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Species Cremastobombycia ambrosiaeella - Hodges#0720

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Blotch mine of wild Helianthus annuus - Cremastobombycia ambrosiaeella moth from a small Helianthus annuus mine - Cremastobombycia ambrosiaeella moth from a small Helianthus annuus mine - Cremastobombycia ambrosiaeella Cremastobombycia from Ambrosia trifida - Cremastobombycia ambrosiaeella Cremastobombycia, lateral - Cremastobombycia ambrosiaeella Leaf mine - Cremastobombycia ambrosiaeella Cremastobombycia ambrosiaeella Cremastobombycia ambrosiaeella
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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Gracillarioidea (Ribbed Cocoon-maker and Leaf Blotch Miner Moths)
Family Gracillariidae (Leaf Blotch Miner Moths)
Subfamily Lithocolletinae
Genus Cremastobombycia
Species ambrosiaeella (Cremastobombycia ambrosiaeella - Hodges#0720)

Hodges Number

0720

Explanation of Names

Author: Chambers, 1871

Remarks

Larvae form underside tentiform mines in the leaves of various members of the aster family (Ambrosia, Helianthus, Heterotera, Ridania, Verbesina).

Internet References

Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae
Moth Photographers Group
microleps.org
Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 4 August, 2011 - 7:58am

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