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Duospina trichella

421685.00 — 1420 — Duospina trichella (Busck, 1908)

Larval Host(s)

Presumed main host
on Block Island:

Known hosts:
life history unknown

life history unknown

Identification

Easily mistaken for a Coleophora

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.
  • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
  • Hodges, R.W., 1966. Review of New World Species of Batrachedra, with Description of Three New Genera (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea). Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 92(4): 585-651.
  • Species Page at BugGuide
  • Species Page at Microleps.org
  • U.S. National Entomological Collection (USNM) - Holotype ♂ (genitalia)

    • Adult phenology on Block Island of Duospina trichella

    Abundance data late May to early October