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Recurvaria consimilis

Wikipedia Abstract

Recurvaria consimilis is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia. The wingspan is about 8.5-9.5 mm. The forewings are black, with scattered bluish white scales and a black spot near the base of the dorsum, a minute patch of raised black scales at the base of the fold and three larger such patches in a row, the first two below the fold, the third above, each edged behind with bluish white scales, and a fourth smaller patch just beyond the dorsal arm of the fascia. Above the second of the row is a smaller similar patch and there are also black spots on the costa at the basal third, the middle and two-thirds. The third inwardly margins a narrow sinuate white fascia on the costa. The hindwings ar
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Prey / Diet

Ceanothus americanus (new jersey tea)[1]

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1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0