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(Redirected from Calosima lepidophaga) Species of moth

Calosima dianella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Calosima
Species: C. dianella
Binomial name
Calosima dianella
Dietz, 1910
Synonyms
  • Holcocera lepidophaga Clarke, 1960
  • Calosima lepidophaga

Calosima dianella, the eastern pine catkin borer, is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in the United States, including Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee.

The larvae feed on the catkins of Pinus elliottii.

References

  1. Adamski, D; Hodges, R W (1996). "An annotated list of North American Blastobasinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Coleophoridae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 98: 708–740.
  2. mothphotographersgroup
Taxon identifiers
Calosima dianella


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