Cecidoses eremita
| Cecidoses eremita | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cecidosidae |
| Genus: | Cecidoses |
| Species: | C. eremita |
| Binomial name | |
| Cecidoses eremita Curtis, 1835 | |
| Synonyms | |
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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
- ^ 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.