Menesta tortriciformella
| Menesta tortriciformella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Menesta |
| Species: | M. tortriciformella |
| Binomial name | |
| Menesta tortriciformella Clemens, 1860 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Menesta tortriciformella is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Clemens in 1860. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ontario, Nova Scotia.[1][2]
The wingspan is 9-10 mm. The forewings are blackish brown with greenish-violet reflections and a few white scales just beyond the middle forming an indistinct, short, transverse line. The hindwings are much lighter brown.
The larvae feed on Corylus americana and Rubus allegheniensis.[3]
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