Tebenna carduiella

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Tebenna carduiella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Choreutidae
Genus: Tebenna
Species:
T. carduiella
Binomial name
Tebenna carduiella
(Kearfott, 1902)[1]
Synonyms
  • Choreutis carduiella Kearfott, 1902

Tebenna carduiella is a moth of the family Choreutidae. It is found in the United States from New Jersey to Florida and west to Texas.

The wingspan is about 13 mm.

The larvae feed on Cirsium species. They bore the stems of their host plant.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "choreutidae.lifedesks.org". choreutidae.lifedesks.org. Retrieved 2011-12-19.

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