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Tortricoidea >> Tortricidae >> Olethreutinae - Eucosmini >> Epiblema

Epiblema desertana

(Zeller, 1875)

Sort #: 1127 | P3 #: 621085 | MPG #: 3190
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Larval feeding type: In long thin gall (not rounded or elliptical)
Larval substrate: Euthamia graminifolia* (Grass-leaved Goldenrod)
Phenology: Adult: 5/24 to 6/26 (9 records)

Comment: Gen.det. J.Dombrowskie

Status in MA (automated assessment): Widespread, uncommon
Status in N. America: Native
MA Endangered Species Act status: None
First Year Reported: 1934
Last Year Reported: 2021

Distribution by County: Hampshire, Franklin, Worcester, Middlesex, Essex, Bristol, Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket
Number of Records: 11

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