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Laetilia coccidivora (Scale-feeding Snout Moth)

Synonyms: Laetilia dilatifasciella; Laetilia hulstii; Laetilia pallida

Wikipedia Abstract

Laetilia hulstii is a species of snout moth in the genus Laetilia. It was described by Cockerell in 1897. It is found in California.
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Infraspecies

Laetilia coccidivora cardini
Laetilia coccidivora coccidivora
Laetilia coccidivora quadricolorella

Prey / Diet

Citrus reticulata (tangerine)[1]
Dactylopius coccus (cochineal)[2]
Dactylopius confusus (california cochineal scale)[2]
Icerya purchasi (cottony cushion scale)[2]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 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
♦ 2Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
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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