Blastodacna curvilineella

Blastodacna curvilineella is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1872.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Kentucky, Maine, Ontario and Quebec.[2]

Blastodacna curvilineella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Blastodacna
Species:
B. curvilineella
Binomial name
Blastodacna curvilineella
(Chambers, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia curvilineella Chambers, 1872
  • Elachista curvilineella
  • Batrachedra curvilineella

The wings are dusky grey, sprinkled with hoary (white or grey) and there is a hoary spot on each side of the thorax above the wings. There are two or three indistinct, dusky longitudinal short streaks on the wings.[3] Adults are on wing from May to July.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Crataegus species.

References
  1. "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
  2. Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  3. The Canadian Entomologist 4 (9): 172 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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