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Menesta tortriciformella

420249.00 — 1030 — Menesta tortriciformella Clemens, 1860

Larval Host(s)

Presumed main host
on Block Island:

Known hosts:
Rubus spp. (?)

Rosaceae, Fagaceae, Corylaceae

Remarks

Day-flying, with a single record on Block Island from Nathan Mott Preserve

References

  • Species Page at Moth Photographers Group
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Duckworth, W.D., 1964. North American Stenomidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea). Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 116(3495): 49.
  • Species Page at BugGuide
  • U.S. National Entomological Collection (USNM) - Holotype ♀

    • Adult phenology on Block Island of Menesta tortriciformella

    Abundance data late May to early October