Astrotischeria ambrosiaeella leaf mine (topside) on Great Ragweed in Baltimore City, Maryland (10/29/2014). Verified by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide.
Astrotischeria ambrosiaeella leaf mine (underside) on Great Ragweed in Baltimore City, Maryland (10/29/2014). Verified by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide.
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Relationships
Larvae mine the leaves of Great Ragweed (BugGuide) and Annual Ragweed (R. Borchelt, pers. comm.).
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Astrotischeria ambrosiaeella leaf mine (topside) on Great Ragweed in Baltimore City, Maryland (10/29/2014). Verified by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide.
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Thomas Wilson.
Astrotischeria ambrosiaeella leaf mine (underside) on Great Ragweed in Baltimore City, Maryland (10/29/2014). Verified by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide.
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Source: Wikipedia
| Astrotischeria ambrosiaeella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tischeriidae |
| Genus: | Astrotischeria |
| Species: | A. ambrosiaeella
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| Binomial name | |
| Astrotischeria ambrosiaeella (Chambers, 1875)
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Astrotischeria ambrosiaeella is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1875. It is found in North America, including California, Florida, Louisiana, Ohio and Texas.[1]
The larvae feed on Ambrosia trifida. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
[edit]- ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University