Cremastobombycia lantanella: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Gracillariidae
- Genus
- Cremastobombycia
- Species
- Cremastobombycia lantanella
- Scientific Name
- Cremastobombycia lantanella
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Cremastobombycia lantanella
Cremastobombycia lantanella, commonly known as the lantana leaf miner, is a moth in the family Gracillariidae. It was first described by August Busck in 1910. It is native to the southern United States, including Texas , as well as Mexico. It was introduced to Hawaii in 1902 as a biological control agent against invasive lantana species.
The wingspan is about 7mm.
...Cremastobombycia lantanella in languages:
- English
- lantana leaf-miner
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