Gracillariidae
33a0287 –
0790 Macrosaccus robiniella
(Clemens, 1859)
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Distribution: |
"Eastern North America from Ontario, Canada south to South Carolina and west to Missouri and Texas" (Davis & De Prins 2011). Type locality (robiniella): not given. Type locality (pseudacaciella): not given, possibly Salem, NY (Davis & De Prins 2011). |
Larva and Host Plants: |
Robinia pseudoacacia, R. viscosa, R. hispida (Davis & De Prins, 2011). |
Similar Species: |
- Macrosaccus morrisella (Fitch, 1859) forewing has a white basal streak and dorsal strigulae less oblique.
- Macrosaccus uhlerella (Fitch, 1859) forewing basal strigulae are less oblique.
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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Synonymy: |
• Lithocolletis robiniella Clemens, 1859 • Argyromiges pseudacaciella Fitch, 1859 |
Taxonomic Notes: |
Macrosaccus robiniella (Clemens, 1859), n. comb., was formerly in the genus Phyllonorycter (Davis & De Prins 2011). |
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References |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
- Braun, A.F., 1908. Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 34: 292.
- Clemens, B., 1859. Contribution to American Lepidopterology. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 11: 319.
- Davis, D. & J. De Prins, 2011. Systematics and biology of the new genus Macrosaccus with descriptions of two new species (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae). ZooKeys, 98: 29-82.
- Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at Mass Moths
- Species Page at Microleps.org
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