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Exaeretia umbraticostella
Exaeretia umbraticostella is a species of moth in the family Depressariidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from South Dakota and British Columbia to Texas and California.
From the article Exaeretia umbraticostella on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The wingspan is 16–19 mm. The forewings are light reddish ochreous with small diffused blackish-fuscous spots on the costa and around the termen. There is a conspicuous, outwardly diffused blackish-fuscous shade on the middle of the costa, preceded by two minute discal dots of the same colour. There is a light fuscous shade from the costal patch, around the termen to near the middle of the inner margin. The hindwings are shining greyish fuscous.
What it does
The larvae feed on Balsamohirza sagittata and Helianthus pumilus. They feed within tubes, formed from tied terminal leaves.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Ecology and behaviour”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1292904.