Epiblema scudderiana
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| Epiblema scudderiana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Epiblema |
| Species: | E. scudderiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Epiblema scudderiana Clemens, 1860 | |
Epiblema scudderiana, the goldenrod gall moth, is a species of tortricid moth in the family Tortricidae.[1][2][3][4] As their common name suggests, they do feed on and form galls on goldenrod stems. To overwinter the caterpillars line the inside of their galls with silk before going into diapause.[5]
The MONA or Hodges number for Epiblema scudderiana is 3186.[6]
