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Dolichomia thymetusalis

Synonyms: Dolichomia devialis

Wikipedia Abstract

Hypsopygia thymetusalis, the spruce needleworm moth or paler dolichomia moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Hypsopygia. It was described by Walker in 1859, and is found in the north-eastern United States and adjoining Canada west to British Columbia. The wingspan is about 22 mm. Adults are rose to violet colored with triangular, yellow costal patches. The larvae feed on Picea species. They roll the leaves of their host plant.
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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