Epiblema scudderiana

Epiblema scudderiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Epiblema
Species:
E. scudderiana
Binomial name
Epiblema scudderiana
Clemens, 1860

Epiblema scudderiana, the goldenrod gall moth, is a species of tortricid moth in the family Tortricidae.[1][2][3][4] As their common name suggests, they do feed on and form galls on goldenrod stems. To overwinter the caterpillars line the inside of their galls with silk before going into diapause.[5]

The MONA or Hodges number for Epiblema scudderiana is 3186.[6]

Goldenrod gall moth, Epiblema scudderiana

References

  1. ^ "Epiblema scudderiana species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  2. ^ "Epiblema scudderiana". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  3. ^ "Epiblema scudderiana Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  4. ^ "Epiblema scudderiana Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  5. ^ Williamson, Sam M.; Ingelson-Filpula, W. Aline; Hadj-Moussa, Hanane; Storey, Kenneth B. (October 2021). "Epigenetic underpinnings of freeze avoidance in the goldenrod gall moth, Epiblema scudderiana". Journal of Insect Physiology. 134: 104298. doi:10.1016/j.jinsphys.2021.104298.
  6. ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Epiblema scudderiana". Retrieved 2018-04-05.

Further reading

  • Beadle, David; Leckie, Seabrooke (2012). Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America. Virginia Museum of Natural History. ISBN 0547238487.
  • Covell, Charles V. Jr. (2005). A Field Guide to Moths of Eastern North America. Special Publication Number 12. Virginia Museum of Natural History. ISBN 1-884549-21-7.
  • Grote, Aug.R.; Robinson, C.T. (1868). List of the Lepidoptera of North America. American Entomological Society.
  • Heppner, J.B. (2003). "Lepidoptera of Florida. Part 1. Introduction and catalog" (PDF). Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Areas. 17. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. ISSN 0066-8036. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-23. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  • Hodges, Ronald W., ed. (1983). Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico: Including Greenland. E.W. Classey and The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation. ISBN 9780860960164.
  • Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287.
  • Powell, Jerry A.; Opler, Paul A. (2009). Moths of Western North America. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520251977.


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