Canarsia

Canarsia
Canarsia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Canarsia
Hulst, 1890
Species: C. ulmiarrosorella
Binomial name
Canarsia ulmiarrosorella
(Clemens, 1860)[1]
Synonyms
  • Nephopteryx ulmiarrosorella Clemens, 1860
  • Stenoptycha pneumatella Hulst, 1887
  • Psorosa ulmella Ragonot, 1887
  • Honora fuscatella Hulst, 1888
  • Canarsia gracilella Hulst, 1900
  • Canarsia feliculella Dyar, 1907
  • Canarsiana discocellularis Strand, 1920
  • Ancylosis discocellularis

Canarsia is a genus of snout moths. It contains only one species, the Elm Leaftier Moth (Canarsia ulmiarrosorella), which is found in North America, including Massachusetts, Alabama and Oklahoma.[2]

The wingspan is about 17 mm.

The larvae feed on Ulmus rubra.

References

  1. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ^ Bug Guide
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