About Euclemensia bassettella (Clemens, 1864)
Euclemensia bassettella, commonly known as the kermes scale moth, is a moth species belonging to the family Cosmopterigidae. It was first described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1864. This species is found in North America, specifically in New Hampshire, southern Ontario, Illinois, and across the region from Florida to eastern Texas. It inhabits areas on or near oak trees that are infected with scale insects. The wingspan of adult Euclemensia bassettella ranges from 9 to 14 millimetres, which equals 0.35 to 0.55 inches. Adult moths have been recorded flying in February, and also between April and October each year. The larvae of this species are parasitoids of scale insects in the genus Allokermes, and may also parasitize scale insects from the genera Eriokermes, Nanokermes, and Kermes.
