Tupelo Leaffolder Moth
Actrix nyssaecolella (Dyar, 1904)
Tupelo Leaffolder Moth: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/6906
Synonyms
Hodges #5818 
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Larvae feed on and are leaf rollers of tupelos (Nyssa spp.) (Glaser and BugGuide).

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Actrix nyssaecolella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Aactrix
Species:
A. nyssaecolella
Binomial name
Actrix nyssaecolella
(Dyar, 1904)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tacoma nyssaecolella Dyar, 1904

Actrix nyssaecolella, the tupelo leaffolder moth, is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1904. It is found from Michigan and New York to Florida and west to Texas.[2]

The larvae feed on Nyssa species.

References

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  1. ^ "800383 – 5818 – Actrix nyssaecolella – Tupelo Leaffolder Moth – (Dyar, 1904)". Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  2. ^ "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved October 7, 2011.