Asaphocrita aphidiella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Asaphocrita
Species:
A. aphidiella
Binomial name
Asaphocrita aphidiella
(Walsingham, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Holcocera aphidiella Walsingham, 1907
  • Blastobasis aphidiella
  • Holcocera cardinella Dietz (manuscript name)
  • Holcocera dives Dietz, 1910
  • Holcocera dives var. basipallidella Dietz, 1910
  • Holcocera confluentella Dietz, 1910
  • Holcocera simplicis McDunnough, 1961

Asaphocrita aphidiella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in North America, including British Columbia, Washington, California, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Maine, New Hampshire and Ohio.[1]

The wingspan is about 15 mm.[2] The forewings are tawny reddish grey. The hindwings are shining, brownish grey with greenish and cupreous iridescence toward the base.

Larvae have been reared on the contents of Phylloxera galls on hickory.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Moth Photographers Group – Asaphocrita aphidiella – 1171". mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  2. ↑ "Asaphocrita aphidiella 1171 - Asaphocrita aphidiella - BugGuide.Net". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  3. ↑ 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.


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