Gracillariidae
33a0279 –
0724.1 Cremastobombycia lantanella
Busck, 1910
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| Distribution: |
USA: TX, |
Larva and
Host Plants: |
Host familiy: Verbenaceae. Host genera: Lantana. Notes: all but one Gracillariidae are miners (Eiseman 2020); leaf (Palmer & Pullen 1995). (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) |
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| Synonymy: |
lantanella Busck, 1910 (Cremastobombycia) - MONA 1983: [NEW]; TL: Hawaii (introduced from Mexico). |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Cremastobombycia lantanella (Busck, 1900), first described as a Mexican species that had been introduced into Hawaii, was reported from TX by Palmer & Pullen (1995), Biological Control, 5(1):66. |
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- Busck, A., 1910. New Central-American Microlepidoptera introduced into the Hawaiian Islands. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 12(3): 133.
- Palmer, W.A. & K.R. Pullen, 1995. The phytophagous arthropods associated with Lantana camara, L. hirsuta, L. urticifolia, and L. urticoides (Verbenaceae) in North America. Biological Control, 5(1): 54-72.
- Pohl, G.R. & S.R. Nanz (eds.), 2023. Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Bakersfield, California, xiv + 580 pp. (order). (PDF (no fee) or order book)
- Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
- Species Page at iNaturalist
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