Catastega aceriella

Catastega aceriella
Larva
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Catastega
Species: C. aceriella
Binomial name
Catastega aceriella
Clemens, 1861[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Hedya signatana Clemens, 1864
  • Grapholitha subnisana Zeller, 1875
  • Steganoptycha variana Clemens, 1864

The Maple Trumpet Skeletonizer Moth (Catastega aceriella) is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found from southern Ontario and Nova Scotia to North Carolina and Tennessee.

Damage

The wingspan is 13–17 mm. Adults are greyish brown. There are possibly more than one generations per year.

The larvae feed on Acer species.[3] They skeletonize the leaves of their host, resulting in a trumpet construction.

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