Calosima dianella

Calosima dianella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Calosima
Species:
C. dianella
Binomial name
Calosima dianella
Dietz, 1910
Synonyms
  • Holcocera lepidophaga Clarke, 1960
  • Calosima lepidophaga

Calosima dianella, the eastern pine catkin borer, is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in the United States, including Florida, Georgia,[1] South Carolina and Tennessee.[2]

The larvae feed on the catkins of Pinus elliottii.

References

  1. ^ Adamski, D; Hodges, R W (1996). "An annotated list of North American Blastobasinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Coleophoridae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 98: 708–740.
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup


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