Catastega aceriella

Catastega aceriella, the maple trumpet skeletonizer moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America from southern Ontario and Nova Scotia to North Carolina and Tennessee.

Damage

Catastega aceriella
Larva
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Catastega
Species:
C. aceriella
Binomial name
Catastega aceriella
Synonyms
  • Hedya signatana Clemens, 1864
  • Grapholitha subnisana Zeller, 1875
  • Steganoptycha variana Clemens, 1864

The wingspan is 13–17 mm. Adults are greyish brown. There may be more than one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Acer species.[3] They skeletonise the leaves of their host, resulting in a trumpet construction.

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Catastega at funet


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