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Blastobasis glandulella (Acorn Moth)

Synonyms: Blastobasis huemeri

Wikipedia Abstract

Blastobasis glandulella is a species of moth of the Blastobasidae family. It is found in the eastern United States and southern Ontario, Canada. It has also been recorded in California. In Europe, it has been recorded from Austria, Germany, the Czech Republic, Italy, Slovakia and Croatia. It is commonly known as the acorn moth, but this can also refer to the tortrix moth Cydia splendana from Europe. The larvae feed inside acorns and chestnuts.
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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