Cremastobombycia
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Cremastobombycia is a genus of moth
s in the family Gracillariidae
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Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s in the family Gracillariidae
Gracillariidae
Gracillariidae is an important family of insects in the order Lepidoptera and the principal family of leaf miners that includes several economic, horticultural or recently invasive pest species such as the horse-chestnut leaf miner, Cameraria ohridella....
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Species
- Cremastobombycia ambrosiaeellaCremastobombycia ambrosiaeellaCremastobombycia ambrosiaeella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Quebec and the United States .The wingspan is 5.5-6.5 mm....
(Chambers, 1871) - Cremastobombycia grindeliellaCremastobombycia grindeliellaCremastobombycia grindeliella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the United States .The wingspan is about 8 mm....
(Walsingham, 1891) - Cremastobombycia ignotaCremastobombycia ignotaCremastobombycia ignota is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the United States .The wingspan is 6.5-7.5 mm....
(Frey & Boll, 1873) - Cremastobombycia lantanellaCremastobombycia lantanellaThe Lantana Leaf Miner is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is native to the southern United States and Mexico. It was introduced to Hawaii in 1902 to aid in the control of Lantana....
Busck, 1910 - Cremastobombycia solidaginisCremastobombycia solidaginisCremastobombycia solidaginis is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Quebec and the United States .The wingspan is 7–9 mm....
(Frey & Boll, 1876) - Cremastobombycia verbesinellaCremastobombycia verbesinellaCremastobombycia verbesinella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the United States .The wingspan is about 6.4 mm....
(Busck, 1900)