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Sinoe robiniella

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Sinoe robiniella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Sinoe
Species:
S. robiniella
Binomial name
Sinoe robiniella
(Fitch, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Anacampsis robiniella Fitch, 1859
  • Gelechia robiniella
  • Recurvaria robiniella
  • Sinoe fuscopalidella Chambers, 1873
  • Gelechia robiniaefoliella Chambers, 1880

Sinoe robiniella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from New York west to Indiana south to Mississippi and Arkansas.[1]

The wingspan is 9−11.4 mm. Adults are on wing from late April to September in the south and from late May to August in the north.

The larvae feed on Robinia pseudoacacia, Amorpha fruticosa and Gleditsia species.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Sinoe at funet
  2. ^ Lee, S.; Brown, R.L. 2012: Review of the genus Sinoe (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) with descriptions of two new species. Zootaxa 2012 3332 pp. 49-59