Blastodacna curvilineella

Blastodacna curvilineella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Blastodacna
Species: B. curvilineella
Binomial name
Blastodacna curvilineella
(Chambers, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia curvilineella Chambers, 1872
  • Elachista curvilineella
  • Batrachedra curvilineella

Blastodacna curvilineella is a moth in the Elachistidae family. It was described by Chambers in 1872.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Kentucky, Maine, Ontario and Quebec.[2]

The wings are dusky grey, sprinkled with hoary and there is a hoary spot on each side of the thorax above the wings. There are two or three indistinct, dusky longitudinal short streaks on the wings.[3] Adults are on wing from May to July.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Crataegus species.

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