Catastega aceriella
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Catastega aceriella, the maple trumpet skeletonizer moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America from southern Ontario and Nova Scotia to North Carolina and Tennessee.
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The wingspan is 13–17 mm. Adults are greyish brown. There may be more than one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Acer species.[3] They skeletonise the leaves of their host, resulting in a trumpet construction.
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Categories:
- Eucosmini
- Moths described in 1861
- Eucosmini stubs