Cecidoses eremita
Appearance
Cecidoses eremita | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cecidosidae |
Genus: | Cecidoses |
Species: | C. eremita
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Binomial name | |
Cecidoses eremita Curtis, 1835
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Cecidoses eremita is a moth of the family Cecidosidae. It was described by John Curtis in 1835. It is found in South America, including Uruguay[1] and Argentina.
The larvae feed on Schinus longifolius. They create galls.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Cecidoses eremita". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ Wille, Johanes (March 1926)."Cecidoses Eremita Curt. Und Ihre Galle an Schinus Dependens Ortega". Zeitschrift für Morphologie und Ökologie der Tiere. 7(1–2): 1–101.