Cremastobombycia solidaginis

Cremastobombycia solidaginis

"Cremastobombycia solidaginis" is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Ontario and Quebec in Canada, and Florida, Texas, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Michigan in the United States.
Cremastobombycia solidaginis I collected the leafmine on 8/17/25 and the adult moth emerged on 8/19/25. The pupal skin was left sticking out of the epidermis of the leaf. Host: Solidago sp. https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171053/cremastobombycia_solidaginis.html https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171052/cremastobombycia_solidaginis_pupal_skin.html https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171051/cremastobombycia_solidaginis.html Cremastobombycia solidaginis,Geotagged,United States

Appearance

The wingspan is 7–9 mm.
Cremastobombycia solidaginis (Pupal Skin) I collected the leafmine on 8/17/25 and the adult moth emerged on 8/19/25. The pupal skin was left sticking out of the epidermis of the leaf. Host: Solidago sp. https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171053/cremastobombycia_solidaginis.html https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171052/cremastobombycia_solidaginis_pupal_skin.html https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171051/cremastobombycia_solidaginis.html Cremastobombycia solidaginis,Geotagged,United States

Food

The larvae feed on "Baccharis pilularis" and "Solidago" species, including "Solidago altissima", "Solidago bicolor", "Solidago caesia", "Solidago canadensis", "Solidago fistulosa", "Solidago gigantea", "Solidago patula" and "Solidago rugosa".

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyGracillariidae
GenusCremastobombycia
SpeciesC. solidaginis
Photographed in
United States of America