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Gelechioidea >> Cosmopterigidae >> Cosmopteriginae >> Limnaecia

Limnaecia phragmitella

Stainton, 1851
Shy Cosmet

Sort #: 474 | P3 #: 420401 | MPG #: 1515 | PFG Page #: 58
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Larval feeding type: On the flowers and developing seeds, causing the seed heads to fluff out
Larval substrate: Typha spp.* (Cattail)
Phenology: Adult: 4/14 to 9/18 (84 records)

Status in MA (automated assessment): Widespread, very common
Status in N. America: Holarctic
MA Endangered Species Act status: None
First Year Reported: 1906
Last Year Reported: 2021

Distribution by County: Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin, Worcester, Middlesex, Essex, Norfolk, Bristol, Plymouth, Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket
Number of Records: 89

  • Adult attracted to light (Photo: ©S. Whitebread)
  • Adult attracted to light (Photo: ©S. Whitebread)
  • Cattail (Typha) seedhead (from previous year) with typical feeding signs of L. phragmitella (Photo: ©S. Whitebread)

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