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Cremastobombycia solidaginis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Cremastobombycia
Species:	C. solidaginis
Binomial name
Cremastobombycia solidaginis (Frey & Boll, 1876)
Synonyms
Lithocolletis solidaginis Frey & Boll, 1876 Cremastobombycia solidaginia Ely, 1918 Cremastobombycia solidaginisella (Chambers, 1880)

Cremastobombycia solidaginis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Ontario and Quebec in Canada, and Florida, Texas, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Michigan in the United States.

The wingspan is 7–9 mm.

The larvae feed on Baccharis pilularis and Solidago species, including Solidago altissima, Solidago bicolor, Solidago caesia, Solidago canadensis, Solidago fistulosa, Solidago gigantea, Solidago patula and Solidago rugosa.

References

1. Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner
2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
3. Gregory R. Pohl; Jean-François Landry; Christian Schmidt; et al. (2018). Annotated checklist of the moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) of Canada and Alaska. Series Faunistica. Vol. 118. ISBN 978-954-642-909-4. OL 32898597M. Wikidata Q97158808.

External links

• mothphotographersgroup
• Cremastobombycia at microleps.org

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