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Tebenna silphiella

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Tebenna silphiella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Choreutidae
Genus: Tebenna
Species:
T. silphiella
Binomial name
Tebenna silphiella
(Grote, 1881)[1]
Synonyms
  • Choreutis silphiella Grote, 1881

Tebenna silphiella, the rosinweed moth, is a moth of the family Choreutidae. It is known from the central part of the United States, including Wisconsin, Illinois and Colorado. The habitat consists of prairies and meadows.[2]

Adults are on wing from early to late May. There are two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Silphium integrifolium. They skeletonize the leaves of their host plant, almost always on the top leaves (those at or near the apex). Full-grown larvae are about 12 mm long. Larvae have been recorded from May to June.

References

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  1. ^ "choreutidae.lifedesks.org". choreutidae.lifedesks.org. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
  2. ^ "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
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