Naming
Dichomeris leuconotella Busck, 1904Trichotaphe leuconotella Busck, 1904
Distribution
Records from across Canada and the northeast United States, west as far as Indiana, south as far as southern Ohio. One record from Denver, Colorado.Habitat
Open fields.Reproduction
Eggs laid singly on the underside of host leaf in summer. First and second instar larvae feed under or near elongate silk shelters. By third instar they pinch or fold the host leaf and feed within the shelter. Each larva constructs up to several leaf shelters before leaving the plant as a third or fourth instar larvae (3-4 mm) to overwinter in the leaf litter. The following spring larvae crawl back onto the host and begin several weeks of rapid feeding and growth. Larvae go through six or seven instars before pupating in folded leaf shelters in summer.Food
Larvae are leaf folders goldenrods (Solidago) and asters.References:
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http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=2299https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dichomeris_leuconotella
https://eol.org/pages/931291
https://bugguide.net/node/view/309009
https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/dichomeris-leuconotella
