Cremastobombycia verbesinella

Cremastobombycia verbesinella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Florida, United States.[2]

Cremastobombycia verbesinella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Cremastobombycia
Species:
C. verbesinella
Binomial name
Cremastobombycia verbesinella
(Busck, 1900)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis verbesinella Busck, 1900

The wingspan is about 6.4 mm.

The larvae feed on Verbesina virginica. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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