Bug FAQAsaphocrita aphidiella
Asaphocrita aphidiella · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Blastobasidae
The adult's wingspan measures roughly 15 mm. It occurs across parts of North America, including provinces like British Columbia and Quebec and states such as Washington and Ohio. Larvae have been raised on the material found inside Phylloxera galls that form on hickory trees.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
The adult's wingspan measures roughly 15 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
Larvae have been raised on the material found inside Phylloxera galls that form on hickory trees.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It occurs across parts of North America, including provinces like British Columbia and Quebec and states such as Washington and Ohio.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 19 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Washington, Maryland, Massachusetts, Virginia, Tennessee, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, California.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Blastobasidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asaphocrita_aphidiella
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