Dejongia californicus

Dejongia californicus
Dejongia californicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Dejongia
Species: D. californicus
Binomial name
Dejongia californicus
(Walsingham, 1880)[1]
Synonyms
  • Aciptilus californica Walsingham, 1880
  • Trichoptilus californicus
  • Trichoptilus wrightii Grinnell, 1909

Dejongia californicus is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in North America, including California[2] and the south-eastern United States.[3]

The wingspan is 14-26 mm.

The larvae feed on Asteraceae species, including Isocoma veneta and Grindelia species.[4]

References

  1. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ^ Bug Guide
  3. ^ Georgia Lepidoptera - Pterophoroidea and Alucitoidea
  4. ^ Annotated Checklist of the Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) of Florida
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