Size
Forewing length 10.0-10.5mm.
Range
Known from areas of the eastern USA where its larval host plant occurs.
Habitat
As for larval host plant.
Food
Larva feeds in a marginal leaflet roll on prickly ash, Zanthoxylum americanum (Rutaceae).
Life Cycle
Two generations per year. In central Illinois, mature larvae occur in mid-June, and again in late July; overwintering takes place in the adult stage.
Print References
Harrison, T. L., and M. R. Berenbaum. 2005. Rutaceae-feeding Agonopterix Hbner (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae) in Illinois. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 107: 162-175.