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Xylesthia pruniramiella (Speckled Xylesthia Moth)

Synonyms: Xylesthia clemensella; Xylesthia congeminatella; Xylesthia kearfottella

Wikipedia Abstract

Xylesthia pruniramiella, Clemens' bark moth, is a moth of the Tineidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from New Hampshire to Florida and from Illinois to Texas. The wingspan is 12.7-13.7 mm. The forewings are blackish brown and luteous brown, somewhat varied with whitish, with patches of elevated scales at the base and along the fold and with an indistinct whitish band crossing the middle of the disc, one nearer the base still fainter and one about the end of the disc, with a white dorsal spot at the inner angle and a whitish streak from the costa above it, with another whitish costal streak between this and the tip. There is a blackish spot at the tip which is white margined before. The hindwings are dark brown, somewhat tinged with reddish. Adults are on
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Prey / Diet

Prunus domestica (plum)[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