Asaphocrita aphidiella

Asaphocrita aphidiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Blastobasidae
Genus:	Asaphocrita
Species:	A. aphidiella
Binomial name
Asaphocrita aphidiella (Walsingham, 1907)
Synonyms
Holcocera aphidiella Walsingham, 1907 Blastobasis aphidiella Holcocera cardinella Dietz (manuscript name) Holcocera dives Dietz, 1910 Holcocera dives var. basipallidella Dietz, 1910 Holcocera confluentella Dietz, 1910 Holcocera simplicis McDunnough, 1961

Asaphocrita aphidiella is a moth in the Blastobasidae family. It is found in North America, including British Columbia, Washington, California, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Maine, New Hampshire and Ohio.^[1]

The wingspan is about 15 mm.^[2] The forewings are tawny reddish grey. The hindwings are shining, brownish grey with greenish and cupreous iridescence toward the base.

Larvae have been reared on the contents of Phylloxera galls on hickory.^[3]

References

1. mothphotographersgroup
2. Bug Guide
3. Adamski, D; Hodges, R W (1996). "An annotated list of North American Blastobasinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Coleophoridae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 98: 708–740.