Heliozela aesella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Heliozelidae |
Genus: | Heliozela |
Species: | H. aesella
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Binomial name | |
Heliozela aesella
Chambers, 1877
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Heliozela aesella is a moth of the family Heliozelidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1877. [1] It is found in the United States, including Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Ohio and Wisconsin [2] and Quebec in Canada.
Adults are on wing from late April to early May in one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Vitis species. Full-grown larvae cut out a case and drop to the ground. Pupation takes place within this case after overwintering. Larvae and galls can be found in late May. [3]