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Menesta tortriciformella

Synonyms: Menesta albaciliaeella; Menesta albaciliella; Menesta albiciliella; Menesta coryliella; Menesta liturella

Wikipedia Abstract

Menesta tortriciformella is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Clemens in 1860. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ontario, Nova Scotia. The wingspan is 9-10 mm. The forewings are blackish brown with greenish-violet reflections and a few white scales just beyond the middle forming an indistinct, short, transverse line. The hindwings are much lighter brown. The larvae feed on Corylus americana and Rubus allegheniensis.
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Prey / Diet

Castanea sativa (European chestnut)[1]
Rosa villosa (apple rose)[1]

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
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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