Blastodacna curvilineella
| Blastodacna curvilineella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Blastodacna |
| Species: | B. curvilineella |
| Binomial name | |
| Blastodacna curvilineella (Chambers, 1872) | |
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Blastodacna curvilineella is a moth in the Elachistidae family. It was described by Chambers in 1872.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Kentucky, Maine, Ontario and Quebec.[2]
The wings are dusky grey, sprinkled with hoary 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.
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