Tebenna carduiella

Tebenna carduiella is a moth of the family Choreutidae. It is found in the United States from New Jersey to Florida and west to Texas.

Tebenna carduiella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Choreutidae
Genus: Tebenna
Species:
T. carduiella
Binomial name
Tebenna carduiella
(Kearfott, 1902)[1]
Synonyms
  • Choreutis carduiella Kearfott, 1902

The wingspan is about 13 mm.

The larvae feed on Cirsium species. They bore the stems of their host plant.

References
  1. "choreutidae.lifedesks.org". choreutidae.lifedesks.org. Retrieved 2011-12-19.


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