Catastega aceriella
Catastega aceriella | |
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Larva | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Catastega |
Species: | C. aceriella |
Binomial name | |
Catastega aceriella Clemens, 1861[1][2] | |
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The Maple Trumpet Skeletonizer Moth (Catastega aceriella) is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found from southern Ontario and Nova Scotia to North Carolina and Tennessee.
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Damage
The wingspan is 13–17 mm. Adults are greyish brown. There are possibly more than one generations per year.
The larvae feed on Acer species.[3] They skeletonize the leaves of their host, resulting in a trumpet construction.