Asaphocrita aphidiella is a animal in the Blastobasidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Asaphocrita aphidiella
Asaphocrita aphidiella is a 15 mm wingspan Blastobasidae moth found in North America, larvae feed in hickory Phylloxera galls.
Asaphocrita aphidiella is a species of moth belonging to the family Blastobasidae. It occurs in North America, with confirmed records from the locations of British Columbia, Washington, California, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Maine, New Hampshire, and Ohio. This moth has a wingspan of approximately 15 millimeters. Its larvae have been successfully reared using the contents of Phylloxera galls that form on hickory plants.
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Blastobasis phycidella Zeller, 1839
Blastobasis glandulella Riley, 1871
Blastobasis decolorella (Wollaston, 1858)
Hypatopa punctiferella
Blastobasis lacticolella Rebel, 1939
Blastobasis adustella Walsingham, 1894
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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