- Schreckensteinia festaliella
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Schreckensteinia festaliella 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Schreckensteiniidae Genus: Schreckensteinia Species: S. festaliella Binomial name Schreckensteinia festaliella
(Hübner, [1819])Synonyms - Tinea festaliella Hübner, [1819]
- Chrysocorus angustipennella Curtis, 1833
The Blackberry Skeletonizer (Schreckensteinia festaliella) is a moth of the Schreckensteiniidae family. It is native to Eurasia, but introduced to North America and now widespread from California and Alberta to at least Quebec and the north-eastern United States.
Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6
The wingspan is 10–12 mm. Adults are on wing from March to September. There are two or more generations per year in California.
The larvae feed on Rubus fruticosus and Rubus idaeus. They feed in a slight web.
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