Aristotelia fungivorella (Clemens, 1864) is a animal in the Gelechiidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Aristotelia fungivorella (Clemens, 1864)

Aristotelia fungivorella (Clemens, 1864)

Aristotelia fungivorella is an 11 mm wingspan Gelechiidae moth found across much of North America, whose larvae live in willow galls.

Family
Genus
Aristotelia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Aristotelia fungivorella (Clemens, 1864)

Aristotelia fungivorella is a species of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens, with the species authority citation dating to 1864, while the description is noted as published in 1865. It is native to North America, where it has been recorded across a range extending from Ontario east to British Columbia west, and south to California, Mississippi, and Alabama. The wingspan of this moth is approximately 11 millimeters. Its larvae develop inside galls formed on Salix cordata and Salix exigua.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Gelechiidae Aristotelia

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