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Recurvaria consimilis

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Species of moth

Recurvaria consimilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Recurvaria
Species: R. consimilis
Binomial name
Recurvaria consimilis
Braun, 1930

Recurvaria consimilis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia.

The wingspan is about 8.5–9.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Ceanothus americanus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. Braun, Annette F. (1930). "Notes and New Species of Microlepidoptera from the Mineral Springs Region of Adams County, Ohio". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 56 (1): 5–6. JSTOR 25077235.
  2. Recurvaria at funet
  3. mothphotographersgroup
  4. Bug Guide
Taxon identifiers
Recurvaria consimilis


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