Stilbosis tesquella
Stilbosis tesquella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1860. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Quebec, Tennessee and West Virginia.[1][2]
| Stilbosis tesquella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Stilbosis |
| Species: | S. tesquella |
| Binomial name | |
| Stilbosis tesquella Clemens, 1860 | |
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The wingspan is 4–6 mm. The forewings are silvery gray with a purplish-bronze tinge at the base and apex.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from May to September.
The larvae feed on Amphicarpa bracteata and Lespedeza species.
References
- Stilbosis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
- Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America
- Arctiidae genus list. Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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