Recurvaria consimilis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Recurvaria |
| Species: | R. consimilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Recurvaria consimilis | |
Recurvaria consimilis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia.[2][3]
The wingspan is about 8.5–9.5 mm. The forewings are black, with scattered bluish white scales and a black spot near the base of the dorsum, a minute patch of raised black scales at the base of the fold and three larger such patches in a row, the first two below the fold, the third above, each edged behind with bluish white scales, and a fourth smaller patch just beyond the dorsal arm of the fascia. Above the second of the row is a smaller similar patch and there are also black spots on the costa at the basal third, the middle and two-thirds. The third inwardly margins a narrow sinuate white fascia on the costa. The hindwings are silvery grey, deeper toward the apex.[1]
The larvae feed on Ceanothus americanus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts half-depth and runs longitudinally alongside the mid-vein of the leaf. The larva then makes a full-depth mine that runs towards the lateral leaf margin and later runs from the lateral tracks toward the apex of the leaf.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Braun, Annette F. (1930). "Notes and New Species of Microlepidoptera from the Mineral Springs Region of Adams County, Ohio". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 56 (1): 5–6. JSTOR 25077235.
- ^ Recurvaria at funet
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ Bug Guide