Blastodacna curvilineella

Blastodacna curvilineella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Blastodacna
Species:	B. curvilineella
Binomial name
	Blastodacna curvilineella; (Chambers, 1872)
Synonyms
	Gelechia curvilineella Chambers, 1872; Elachista curvilineella; Batrachedra curvilineella;

Blastodacna curvilineella is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey 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 (white or grey) 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.

References

^ "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
^ The Canadian Entomologist 4 (9): 172

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[1] "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.

[2] Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University

[3] The Canadian Entomologist 4 (9): 172

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